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More remote work helps the planet too you know since it reduces ones carbon footprint and more time for people to sleep improves mental health too
100 businesses are responsible for 70% of fossil fuel use. doing what you can is great, but it won't make a difference unless businesses change as well.
Let's not forget that the Airbnb CEO has vested interest in expansion of remote work. This means more digital nomads and folks who travel to work from anywhere, which benefits the Airbnb Network.
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Mind sharing how you approach this?
Just responding only to open positions mentionning remote work or stating that you want remote only to the thousands of head hunters in linkedin is enough.
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Time zones and expected levels of education are still significant factors. You generally don't want to be hiring people from regions with a substandard education system - and if they're in another time zone they can spend all night ruining your day before you even start work.
It's the employee's education (& skill, experience, etc.) that matters, not the region's.
You can communicate across distance, you cannot communicate across time.
> It's the employee's education (& skill, experience, etc.) that matters, not the region's.
The quality of educational systems is regionally defined, yes the other aspects are individual, and there's variation in what each individual can get out of the given educational context - but to claim that there's no degree of consistency in the calibre of candidates that come from given regions is ridiculous.
There're always exceptions to generalisations - but you seldom want to pick up a single regional employee (except for the smallest of projects), because timely communication is always vital.
If the individual is of such an extraordinary calibre that they become a vital hire, it often involves relocation.
I worked at an internet-native company a bit over a decade ago, they got more done in two sprints than the "enterprise" places would get done in 3-6 months.
It's a balance, isn't it? - People who work from home have more time, maybe an entire 10 hours a week for some people, measured from when you are able to start work. In high autonomy roles, you feel some ownership over your work and you are happy to share some of that 10 hours with work. - If you are set up to work from home, you can finish off bits and pieces when you find the time. So you're also happy to share som…
I do think there are downsides in terms of building a sense of team and belonging and some tasks simply work better in-person, but overall it's been a huge win personally to go remote and roughly a push for the company.
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I know of 0 friends who needs to go to an office currently. Most do to meet co-workers occasionally. I work in Sweden
There's no wide mandated EU stance on this. Hugely depends on your country. I work in Austria and most companies have mandatory office days due to outdated employment and insurance laws that discourage WFH, and micromanaging asshole company bosses who think that because they can't see you sitting at your desk then you must be slacking off at home on their dime, so they bullshit you and brainwash youngsters with "WFH…
More useful == cheaper. Centralize your profits to a major metropolitan area (where your executives and maybe board live) then use global labor markets to suppress the wages of your employees.
Define “suppress the wages”. If I live in a lower COL area, I get a significantly higher wage than expected in my area, my employer saves money, and I get full remote work that I like, I call that a “win-win”.
Unless you have a family back home to spend time with, extended work from home is not goof for your mental health.