Productivity jumped as offices closed, and stayed high through 2021. When companies started mandating a return to the office, productivity dropped sharply.
it seems that working from home is better than working in another place
Get up at 8:30
Have breakfast without hurry
Turn on the computer
Work 8 hours, plus 20 minutes lunch break
Turn computer off
Make supper for the partner
Meanwhile working from office right now, same job, same position, different company:
Get up at 6:30 at the latest
Force myself to swallow breakfast in under 30 minutes
Get to the bus stop (through sleet or rain or what have you)
Ride 40+ minutes
Switch bus, because there are no direct routes
Ride 20-30 more minutes
Work 8 hours plus lunch break
Ride back home for 1-1.5 hours
And it’s on a normal day. Today it snowed so the first half of the route took 50 minutes, standing. And that’s just me, several people in my division alone live much further away. Some even live in the satellite towns outside the city and need to use appropriate transportation.
No shit. Let’s see, WFH in IT:
Meanwhile working from office right now, same job, same position, different company:
And it’s on a normal day. Today it snowed so the first half of the route took 50 minutes, standing. And that’s just me, several people in my division alone live much further away. Some even live in the satellite towns outside the city and need to use appropriate transportation.
No shit people work better from home!