Comment on Zoom orders workers back to the office

AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Polydextrous@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s been proven over and over remote work retains top talent and makes people better at their work. And the “productivity loss” is covered by the fact that people maybe get less done in eight hours, but work longer to make up for the productivity they lost to taking more breaks.

  But American capitalism has to remind the workers that their misery is part of the point.

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  • solivine@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m not sure there is any productivity loss, I work way more efficiently at home

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    • transientDCer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Same. Guy that sits behind me in the office has an average speaking volume of 78 decibels. Yes, I pulled out a sound meter one day because he is so goddamn loud. And I’m stuck in an open floor plan with him.

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      • SheeEttin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If you’re in the US, depending on the pitch of his voice, you might genuinely have a hearing safety concern.

        www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/…/1910.95

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    • WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you had kids, pets, etc, you might find yourself taking more breaks. But breaks are probably good for productivity too...

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      • MaxVerstappen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        My kids are less distracting than the folks who walk into my office to chat while I’m in a working session. “Are you in a meeting? Yes? Oh well, You should have seen…”

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• 7StJcS7I3TMNM3i2qf1C@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  More likely, they’ve reached critical mass and are now using this as a downsizing move. They know a % will quit. Will reduce the number they have to float until eventual layoffs.

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