• HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    If the source of the article is suspect, where is the research by tech firms with a vested interest in cloud and communication platforms publishing counter studies?

    Also, with both studies cited, the best argument is that workers are happy to work more than 8 hours a day. Does that mean you should expect workers to be on call for longer than an 8 hour day because they are working remote?

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        Pick one. Otherwise you aren’t better than alt-right people on Facebook that say to “do your own research”.

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          Right, but you’re no better than alt-right people on Facebook ignoring the research that’s literally one click away because you’re afraid it will disagree with you

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              FYI, none of your posts in this thread have any links

              And because jfc you’re lazy: Here is a study by the Harvard Business Review showing increased productivity.

              It took three clicks from Google so I can see why you’d have trouble getting to it.

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                I’ve been posting the Economist link in several comments. I left it as presented to show where the link came from in case people argued with the source.

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                This source just states that there is a disagreement over whether work from home is more or less productive and provides survey information to show the difference in opinion.

                That isn’t making the argument that remote work is productive, just that workers view it as more productive and the study isn’t conclusive. The closest this study gets to saying if productivity increases is “In theory, both sides could be right[.]”

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      Science. Is not about winning. Fuckface.

      You and people like you are literally inhibiting the progress of the human race for personal gain. Congratulations.

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          Ignores salient points made, what-about-isms to reassert bad point, doubles down on the science is a competition thing while illustrating complete lack of knowledge of scientific process

          At least you are consistent.

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            Ignores salient points made

            I’ve responded to them, not ignored them.

            what-about-isms to reassert bad point

            I’ve said that, if you want to argue the studies presented, present other studies. The only one presented I had comments on and quoted the text.

            doubles down on the science is a competition thing while illustrating complete lack of knowledge of scientific process

            Science is about presenting data in a way that can be reviewed and verified. I’ve asked for studies that back up the assertions made while providing references to my assertions. Where is the data to back up the claim that remote work is more productive?

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      If the source of the article is suspect, where is the research by tech firms with a vested interest in cloud and communication platforms publishing counter studies?

      Probably swimming in their Scrooge McDuck piles of cash since WFH became more widespread?

      It’s the landlords losing money and the owner/C-suites not being able to see their minions in one place that are pumping out these articles.

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        So I go back to my original question, is there a study that says remote work is more productive? Where is the science to back it up? The science should be out there if it is true.

        And are you honestly telling me that major companies wouldn’t love to sell all their real estate and go full virtual? Why not cut that business expense to save money? Major companies have cut everything else, why not cut this too? Why wouldn’t an activist investor start pushing to release this capital as a dividend?

        Hell, you can start depressing wages, since you can source your staff from lower QoL places and use those places as your bench mark for pay.

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      The source of the article is an economist at one of the most highly regarded economics programs in the world. Im less sure that the source is “suspect” and more that people do not like the conclusions they make.

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        Yawn… even if it’s true, who give a shit. Even before the pandemic, when people had a lot to do, they stayed at home so they could focus undisturbed to meet deadlines.

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        Yeah. And it isn’t like there aren’t other reasons to maintain full remote work. It just happens to be that one of the reasons may not be accurate anymore based on further study.

        I know in my line of work, employee retention is the main reason why full remote or hybrid is being maintained.

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          Exactly, Im not saying the conclusions are correct only that the program is one of the best and trying to portray it as biased because of that is inappropriate.