• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    It’s uncanny, it’s almost as if removing office politics, drama, “team building”, and endless useless meetings from the equation improves productivity.

    Who knew?

    “we’re all a family here” fuck off

    • isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 hours ago

      It also has to with the tyranny of distance. People end up trapped in shitty jobs that aren’t right for them. They end up in roles where they aren’t doing the things they want to do or where their talents truly lie. Economically, this causes them to be much less productive than they could be in a position that’s a better fit for them.

      And the main reason people end up trapped in jobs is the tyranny of distance. Maybe there’s only two employers in your town that can really use your specific skills. For someone who owns a home, moving costs tens of thousands of dollars. And often you can’t find out a position won’t be a good fit until you actually work there for awhile.

      Work from home overcomes much of this tyranny of distance. It allows employers and employees to find much better matches for each other, unconstrained by physical distance. And for this reason, shitty employers hate it. Shitty employers thrive on transaction/switching costs and employee lock-in.