“My company is 100% remote. We are gaining market share and attracting the best and brightest. Any company that can’t manage a remote work force needs better managers.”
Exactly. I think those who say remote workers just want to “stay home in their pajamas and work 3 hours a day” are projecting what THEY would do if they worked remotely. Prior to retirement I worked remotely - and managed remote staff - for 40 years with no such issues. In a typical in-office setting, one would be lucky to get in 3 hours of productive work - after meetings and countless other interruptions.
Don’t forget jealousy of others for being able to work remotely. That always figures in these discussions.
Yup.
I’ve been working from home since 2008 and will never go back. I’ve doubled my income during that time as well.
Companies need to take a long hard look at the realities prior to demanding everyone come back to the office. The labor pool locally is a small fraction of what is available nationally. You want someone who meets your qualifications and lives in town or someone who blows them away and lives three states over? The entire reason I was able to make the transition is that I had the skills that weren’t available locally (and the job was in Chicago!).
Of course some people abuse it, but some people also abuse it while in the office.