Salman Rushdie's attacker was not even born when that fateful fatwa was issued some thirty odd years ago, ordering believers to go after the author. Could this be checked as the outcome of a mind experiencing *social life through the screen*, as Ethan Strauss said? *If they’re happier and more grounded, they’re less likely to push for nihilistic social policy as some weird form of atonement.*
The benefits versus drawbacks of WFH depend a lot on the circumstances. The lockdowns from spring 2020 to spring 2021 deprived many of much of any contact, whether at work or school or around the neighborhood. Now we're back more into what WFH was like before the pandemic. More social contact at work (which is beneficial for both personal and work reasons, at least where I work) or more personal contact outside of work. It's a trade-off.
The real difference compared to early 2020 is that *far more workers* are now in this situation than a few years ago. That will definitely alter the future of work.
I'm not worried about what Gladwell is worried about, though. Working at the office is not going to disappear. It hasn't at my office. About a quarter of the employees now come in every day, all day. Fewer than 10 percent are WFH all the time, a number that has shrunk from above 95 percent a year ago. I expect it to continue to shrink. The rest of us are in between.
Salman Rushdie's attacker was not even born when that fateful fatwa was issued some thirty odd years ago, ordering believers to go after the author. Could this be checked as the outcome of a mind experiencing *social life through the screen*, as Ethan Strauss said? *If they’re happier and more grounded, they’re less likely to push for nihilistic social policy as some weird form of atonement.*
What Ethan Strauss said. Perfectly put.
The benefits versus drawbacks of WFH depend a lot on the circumstances. The lockdowns from spring 2020 to spring 2021 deprived many of much of any contact, whether at work or school or around the neighborhood. Now we're back more into what WFH was like before the pandemic. More social contact at work (which is beneficial for both personal and work reasons, at least where I work) or more personal contact outside of work. It's a trade-off.
The real difference compared to early 2020 is that *far more workers* are now in this situation than a few years ago. That will definitely alter the future of work.
I'm not worried about what Gladwell is worried about, though. Working at the office is not going to disappear. It hasn't at my office. About a quarter of the employees now come in every day, all day. Fewer than 10 percent are WFH all the time, a number that has shrunk from above 95 percent a year ago. I expect it to continue to shrink. The rest of us are in between.