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We’re Kidding Ourselves That Workers Perform Well from Home

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> There is a cost to working at home that goes beyond depression, disconnectedness and failing to bathe regularly: It can drain morale and diminish collegiality. This is about learning to lead and work in a remote environment, not that working remotely is impossible. Some industries like legal services (including public legal services like courtrooms) have needed to learn these skills for several years, if not decade…

> and failing to bathe regularly Wait what?

This is just depression. But, working on an office with long commutes can also lead to depression.

We need better access to mental health care, but not (just) because of home office.

Re: We’re Kidding Ourselves That Workers Perform Well from Home

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and failing to bathe regularly Wait what?

This is just depression. But, working on an office with long commutes can also lead to depression. We need better access to mental health care, but not (just) because of home office.

I misread and thought the author meant that folks working from home would do so because they could not bathe. I found the thesis... interesting?

One notable fructivore tried it.

Re: We’re Kidding Ourselves That Workers Perform Well from Home

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Check out some of the comments on the related article [0]. I especially like this: >Alexander Fleiss, 38, chief executive of the investment management firm Rebellion Research, said some employees had resisted going back into the office. He hopes peer pressure and the fear of missing out on a promotion for lack of face-to-face interactions entices people back. > “Those people might lose their jobs because of natural s…

Or it might be the managers of the companies that force people to go back in to offices that lose their jobs due to natural selection...
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