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Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere

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Re: Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere

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Post by PeterisP »

sdoering wrote: post #175
hindsightbias wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whatever people think of Myers-Briggs, the three I’ve been involved with the managers were always the extroverts. So your choice is WFH micromanaging or keeping that seat in the cube warm.

I don't understand the dichiotomy you're setting up here. > So your choice is WFH micromanaging or keeping that seat in the cube warm. Can't WFH work without micromanagement? At least I can say that I never felt more free than during the work from home phase in the pandemic.

I guess the point of that post is that the same type of managers who want to keep the cube seat warm are the same type of managers who'll want to micromanage WFH; switching to remote won't change their desires and expectations.

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Post by potatochup »

chrischen wrote: post #16

Have laws caught up for this new way to work yet? Last ai checked there are non-insignificant legal and tax issues for small businesses to have employees in other states.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned corporate tax yet. A worker in a foreign country (potentially) exposes the home company to corporate tax by the foreign company. Ianatl and there are probably a million caveats, but I've had multiple companies and tax people warn me about this.

Imagine Apple USA being taxed by New Zealand, for example. That's the main reason Apple employees are employed by Apple NZ

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Post by alkonaut »

carlivar wrote: post #71

I like that he specifically mentioned open floor plans. This is the number one reason why I don't want to return to the office. I kinda do want to go back. But I need my privacy and some quiet. I can't do the open floor plan ever again.

I have been blessed to have a private office for the first 10 years of my career and wfh the last 10. Neither is perfect and I’d really like to work from an office 1-2 days per week. If I did, I wouldn’t mind open plan tbh. The whole reason to come in one day per week would be to be interrupted and interrupt others. And meetings. I still have 4 days for focus work, it would be ok. Going to be office to sit alone used to feel great, now it seems pointless. I’d plan for zero peace and quiet and zero privacy at the office but I’d see it as the whole point of going there.

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Post by devmor »

Gud wrote: post #230
lultimouomo wrote: post #226

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I think everyone wins here. Everyone except the cities that have already lost a quantity of apartments and offices that have been repurposed as AirBnBs...

Why are the cities the losers? I travel a lot for work(300 days/year) and I don’t have an apartment, so when I’m not working I’m pretty much also traveling. Occasionally I use Airbnb and I think it’s a much nicer option than hotels.

Because it's almost impossible to purchase a house if you live and work in a large city now.

Airbnb "hosts" use their ever growing stream of reverse mortgages to purchase more and more single family homes at cash offers over what others can afford.

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Post by NKosmatos »

Very good decision and hopefully more companies will follow the new way of working. It’s not a “one size fits all” situation, for some WFH (or from anywhere) is great and they’re more productive, for others being in the office with their colleagues works best. Companies should allow people to choose and see what works best (with proper management, training, support…).

One other important aspect is the ability to work from any country/city which will greatly help certain locations to attract WFH people or tech-nomads. Speaking for my country, Greece, there are already some islands and municipalities advertising their offerings to attract new people. This is going to be a win-win for all and help with counterurbanization. Sure there are many technicalities still to be sorted out but this is the way to go, this is the way of the future.

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Post by cush »

ultimoo wrote: post #166

>Most companies don’t do this because of the mountain of complexities with taxes, payroll, and time zone availability, but I hope we can open-source a solution so other companies can offer this flexibility as well. I think this is a genius growth play for Airbnb. Make it easier for _other_ companies to operate in a similar way so that _their_ employees can travel and live in an... Airbnb! Next, they should lobby to g…

Everyone wins except people who can't afford a home to live in.

Re: Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere

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Post by chuckSu »

alkonaut wrote: post #234
carlivar wrote: post #71

I like that he specifically mentioned open floor plans. This is the number one reason why I don't want to return to the office. I kinda do want to go back. But I need my privacy and some quiet. I can't do the open floor plan ever again.

I have been blessed to have a private office for the first 10 years of my career and wfh the last 10. Neither is perfect and I’d really like to work from an office 1-2 days per week. If I did, I wouldn’t mind open plan tbh. The whole reason to come in one day per week would be to be interrupted and interrupt others. And meetings. I still have 4 days for focus work, it would be ok. Going to be office to sit alone used…

This is how I’m working currently. I go into the office 0-2 times a week depending on work load. When deadlines are really tight I work from home completely for focus when it’s more relaxed i go into the office once or twice a week which I enjoy because I get to spend time with my colleagues e.g having lunch together, shooting the breeze or even collaborating on work stuff.
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