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.
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Brian Chesky: Ability to hire from anywhere is more valuable than in-office work
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#12More 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
>> it reduces ones carbon footprint
Is this proven (it probably can't be proven given the huge variety of commutes, office spaces, heating sources etc.)? It would be my default assumption but I feel like heating one office with 100 people in it is much more efficient than heating 100 homes in winter. And if people are in a location where publish transport is the norm then it might be better in terms of carbon impact to be in office.
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#13More 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
While I agree I dont think tech execs give a damn about carbon footprint or your mental health.
A lot of employees not wanting to return to the office have suddenly become more environmentally aware too!
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#14More 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”.
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#15I'm surprised Airbnb has't cracked another rental market for the corporate world by renting out spare desks in existing offices for rando workers.
I wish someone would do this. A single permanent desk in a WeWork is surprisingly expensive.
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#16More 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
>> it reduces ones carbon footprint Is this proven (it probably can't be proven given the huge variety of commutes, office spaces, heating sources etc.)? It would be my default assumption but I feel like heating one office with 100 people in it is much more efficient than heating 100 homes in winter. And if people are in a location where publish transport is the norm then it might be better in terms of carbon impact…
But people will be heating their home in winter in any case, whether they're remote or on-site.
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#17Let'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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#18I'm surprised Airbnb has't cracked another rental market for the corporate world by renting out spare desks in existing offices for rando workers.
This would a nightmare for most organizations who have yet to adopt zero trust network policies and controls
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#19Let'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.
I’d be too busy tidying the house to avoid cleaning fees to do any nomadic work.
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#20More 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
>> it reduces ones carbon footprint Is this proven (it probably can't be proven given the huge variety of commutes, office spaces, heating sources etc.)? It would be my default assumption but I feel like heating one office with 100 people in it is much more efficient than heating 100 homes in winter. And if people are in a location where publish transport is the norm then it might be better in terms of carbon impact…
In a place like the Bay Area where the weather is pleasant and the commutes are primarily by privately owned vehicles I think it should be the case.
If you live in NYC, Boston, or Chicago, and used to take the train, maybe it’s different
However I think the biggest environmental issue with remote work is encouraging nationwide suburban and exurban sprawl. Still, that can only be the nations failure for not incentivizing construction of desirable urban properties so Americans feel like they need a big house and tons of land to escape their tiny urban apartment