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Re: Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan

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Post by asah »

C1sc0cat wrote: post #12
reustle wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here in Tokyo, I actually feel the opposite. WeWorks are quite busy again, but then again we didn't get hit as hard as the west. If I were a company with 100 employees, I'd get 50~ hotdesk spaces at my local coworking space chain and let employees come in up to 3 days a week whenever they feel like it.

Employees HATE hot desking - you'd also have to disinfect / clean much more rigorously similar to hospital standards.

There are other reasons to dislike hot desking but COVID doesn't seem to be one of them: surface transmission is low risk, disinfecting a desk is easy and can be done by staff overnight, ...

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Post by zrail »

CubsFan1060 wrote: post #14
onetimemanytime wrote: post #2

Covid might actually result in permanent changes. Sucks for a lot of commercial real estate companies. WeWork is probably 100% done

I also wonder the impact it'll have on retail and lunch places. A lot of small restaurants popped up around places with a lot of office workers. If those office workers are all WFH now, the previously desirable restaurant locations will become semi-worthless. On top of that, my guess is that WFH people will go out for lunch less often, so those restaurants won't just relocate to more residential areas, they (and thei…

The restaurant owners who really want to make it work will hustle into delivery out of more affordable commercial kitchen space. If WFH sticks I won’t be surprised to see more commercial kitchens opening closer to residential areas.

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Post by jfoster »

CubsFan1060 wrote: post #14
onetimemanytime wrote: post #2

Covid might actually result in permanent changes. Sucks for a lot of commercial real estate companies. WeWork is probably 100% done

I also wonder the impact it'll have on retail and lunch places. A lot of small restaurants popped up around places with a lot of office workers. If those office workers are all WFH now, the previously desirable restaurant locations will become semi-worthless. On top of that, my guess is that WFH people will go out for lunch less often, so those restaurants won't just relocate to more residential areas, they (and thei…

Would it be those ones that suffer? If some existing companies depart a central area, isn't it more likely that others would replace them in that area, rather than a geographically uniform reduction in occupancy?

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Post by tazjin »

murgindrag wrote: post #10
dcow wrote: post #3

Is productivity going up, or are workers more happy, or both?

I think it depends on the company and on the team. In my company, my productivity skyrocketed, while that of my work colleagues crashed. It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change. Where I work, there are a few people with who invested in nice WFH setups, work-life integration, and all the things needed to make this work, who found productivity going up. And then there is the majori…

> It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change

Honestly, this is a very patronising view. I understand that a lot of people here are strong permanent WFH advocates, but it doesn't fit everyone.

My home setup is pretty good and I'll still be first in line for getting back to the office for a variety of reasons - and there's many others like me.

If you think that means I'm less "tech literate" and not as "open to change" then that's your perogative.

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Post by alistairSH »

Can Japanese residents comment on how this works WRT office space in the home? Do people typically have space in their homes to have a proper home office setup?

My wife and I are both WFH right now, and we had to buy a second desk and chair and repurpose what was previously our 2nd bedroom. The 3rd bedroom has always been a home office. If we lived in a downtown apartment, I'm not sure what we'd do, as we're both in management and spend the majority of the day teleconferencing.

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Post by JohnClark1337 »

tazjin wrote: post #25
murgindrag wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it depends on the company and on the team. In my company, my productivity skyrocketed, while that of my work colleagues crashed. It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change. Where I work, there are a few people with who invested in nice WFH setups, work-life integration, and all the things needed to make this work, who found productivity going up. And then there is the majori…

> It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change Honestly, this is a very patronising view. I understand that a lot of people here are strong permanent WFH advocates, but it doesn't fit everyone. My home setup is pretty good and I'll still be first in line for getting back to the office for a variety of reasons - and there's many others like me. If you think that means I'm less "tech li…

I would have thought a big part would be people like me who like a good separation between work and home life. When I'm at work I work, when I'm home I don't want to think about work.

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Post by tgsovlerkhgsel »

CubsFan1060 wrote: post #14
onetimemanytime wrote: post #2

Covid might actually result in permanent changes. Sucks for a lot of commercial real estate companies. WeWork is probably 100% done

I also wonder the impact it'll have on retail and lunch places. A lot of small restaurants popped up around places with a lot of office workers. If those office workers are all WFH now, the previously desirable restaurant locations will become semi-worthless. On top of that, my guess is that WFH people will go out for lunch less often, so those restaurants won't just relocate to more residential areas, they (and thei…

OTOH, isn't it pretty customary for any large office (let's say 1k+) to have a cafeteria, with presumably most employees eating there?

Some of these will not want to cook lunch in the middle of work, and at least order takeout instead.

Re: Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan

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Post by bpicolo »

tazjin wrote: post #25
murgindrag wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it depends on the company and on the team. In my company, my productivity skyrocketed, while that of my work colleagues crashed. It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change. Where I work, there are a few people with who invested in nice WFH setups, work-life integration, and all the things needed to make this work, who found productivity going up. And then there is the majori…

> It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change Honestly, this is a very patronising view. I understand that a lot of people here are strong permanent WFH advocates, but it doesn't fit everyone. My home setup is pretty good and I'll still be first in line for getting back to the office for a variety of reasons - and there's many others like me. If you think that means I'm less "tech li…

I agree. I fundamentally don't enjoy working in my home. Making the best of it while I can, and my productivity is fine, but it's taxing. I worked for a year and a half remotely a few years prior to the pandemic, and decided I did not enjoy it.

I don't think that makes me resistant to change - I just consider it a change for the worse.

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