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[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 50 points 7 months ago

we really need to stop centering the WFH discussion around 'productivity'; MBA sickos will always come up with a way to continue dragging out and romanticizing the 9-5 grind.

the goal of remote work is not increased productivity, it is a dramatically improved quality of life for workers who enjoy it. it's about not having to commute, not having to wake up early to get ready, not having to spend the bulk of your time and most alert hours in a shitty building that no one wants to be in. why would i not want to be with my cats and listening to my records while working?

at the end of the day, i don't care about 'deeper work', i care about not feeling deep, unrelenting dread every evening when i know i have to wake up and be at work the next morning.

[-] exhaust_fan@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

This probably isn't the case for you but for some people being forced to leave the house and socialise is essential for their wellbeing. They may hate it, and may not even realize it, but going somewhere they dread is often better for them than wasting away at home.

[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I found out that this is me

[-] kureta@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

This is really sad but true. My friend was called back to office. He is a copy writer for an ad agency and he has literally zero reasons to go back, except they put it to vote and most copy writers wanted to go back to office, because they had no other ways to socialize.

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