(12-06-2024, 09:23 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(12-05-2024, 10:59 PM)mikesez Wrote: Musk and others are now pushing a narrative that federal workers are working remote too much and this is a big source of government inefficiency.  Interesting! Plausible!
We could close certain buildings and make certain workers fully remote. Big savings!
But wait.
That's not what Musk wants.
He wants them all back in office.
But how does that save money? He says workers are more efficient when they're at the office, but, we didn't see a huge drop in government efficiency during COVID.  And many workers did come back, but there hasn't been a big gain in efficiency associated with that either. Data from private workplaces is mixed, at best.
Anyhow here's the link.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musk-eye...h-2t/story

Okay, first of all, "government efficiency" is an oxymoron, and how in the world would you even measure such a thing?  

My impression is that people like to work remotely because then they can do things like laundry or taking care of their kids.  It seems to me that working remotely is a great opportunity to cheat your employer by doing non-work stuff.  That's why I would never allow it except in extreme emergencies that actually keep people from coming to the office.

100%. 

When I moved back to the States from Germany I got a job that offered remote as an option and since I lived in the Westside and the office was out at the beaches I wanted to try it to save on gas and mileage. Even though I had a dedicated office for my job I got easily distracted by stuff going on around the house and people thought because I was at home I was available for whatever. It didn't work out. 

There are people who don't have a problem working from home and are very efficient and effective, but they are definitely the exception. If you were hired to come in to an office then that's what you do. You're not being paid to do laundry or watch your kid or give yourself a mani/pedi, you're being paid to do your job. The pandemic changed things for a period of time but that was meant to be temporary.

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