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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem

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Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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    What bubble?

    During COVID-19 close to 70% of full-time workers are working from home.

    The share of all work performed at home rose from 4.7 percent in January 2019 to 61 percent in May 2020

    Even if we account for the pandemic “changing” reality, there is still a current report that says near 40% can work remotely.

    The majority of U.S. workers overall (61%) do not have jobs that can be done from home.

    If it was possible for 70% of the country to work from home when it was suddenly needed, and even now 30-40% still do with a booming market economy, the only bubble appears to be the one the media is creating around your ears with the dollars their corporate overlords are paying them.

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      You’re right and that pisses me off. I didn’t realize how many jobs like that there are. Most recent data I can find says at least a third of all jobs can be done from home.

      Fuck you lucky fucks. 0% of my industry can be done from home. I hate all of you.

      It’s all the rich people jobs too.

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