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bullwinkle428

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36. Research and development, which is the field I work in, requires collaborative

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:47 PM

Feb 2022

efforts to genuinely maximize resources, as far as I'm concerned. I do laboratory work, so I have no problem at all working on site for the rest of my career (10-15 years at most), but I have to wonder if the younger employees are going to gain as much from the experienced employees as they would have under the traditional workplace schedule.

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Work From Home for White Collar is basically permanent now [View all] Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 OP

You mentioned young people who don't want to Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #1

Exactly Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #3

The Tech companies are doing a 5% max variance, My Niece is going through something similar uponit7771 Feb 2022 #22

Great point Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #28

My future son in law works for a tech company out of California. He lives in Ohio and would not Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #31

I was thinking of this very thing Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #32

That may have interesting electoral consequences. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #19

How funny would that be?!? nt Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #38

There are many non-coastal cities that are much more affordable and could use the boost themaguffin Feb 2022 #21

It would be nice... OneGrassRoot Feb 2022 #2

Agree Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #5

Retail to residential is already happening on my area. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #29

OP is very timely bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #4

I've been working remotely since before it was called that PJMcK Feb 2022 #6

The first Winter of WFH Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #10

The commute aspect may help climate change. Public transport here has had far fewer riders than two gldstwmn Feb 2022 #15

Being able to wake up and be at work is amazing Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #20

My schedule is flexible so the days when I can take the dogs gldstwmn Feb 2022 #24

A lot of companies are not as nice as yours, OP. OhZone Feb 2022 #7

They aren't doing it to be nice Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #11

A lot of companies are not as smart then. OhZone Feb 2022 #12

They will eventually capitulate. They can't stop a runaway train. gldstwmn Feb 2022 #16

Yup Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #18

I don't think so. OhZone Feb 2022 #33

Right before the pandemic The Revolution Feb 2022 #8

Unfortunately, this will probably make the divide PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #9

I do worry about this Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #26

You may well be right about people gravitating towards WFH careers, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #34

Yep. We're both WFH now Sympthsical Feb 2022 #13

I was just saying this in a different thread. Things have changed and some companies gldstwmn Feb 2022 #14

Agree on accountability Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #23

+1, if management in a company needs the other 3 human senses to manage people then most uponit7771 Feb 2022 #25

K&R, Wifey just got the news today !! WOW uponit7771 Feb 2022 #17

I find working from home sucks compared to being at work Johonny Feb 2022 #27

We have some labs for testing Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #30

Unless your micromanaging boss has a pressing need to observe you actually working.... Hekate Feb 2022 #35

Research and development, which is the field I work in, requires collaborative bullwinkle428 Feb 2022 #36

I think that will be a struggle Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #37

We're starting lose people at my company - OhZone Feb 2022 #39

In my opinion it's either be on the leading edge or lose Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #40

But those jobs will be outsourced!!!! tenderfoot Feb 2022 #41

I was WFH at the beginning of the pandemic. That all changed. Norbert Feb 2022 #42