(12-06-2024, 06:53 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote:

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

People do this anyways. I think the average worker is only productive for 2 hours and 50 minutes or something like that, while at work. One of the reasons people let employees stay home is because they didn't see a huge drop in efficiency. That said, I think there is a push to get back, because it is dropping. It was good for a while, but once people figured out they weren't being punished for slacking, they took it too far. That's purely a guess on my part.

This is true. The monologue an office space about only doing a couple hours of real work a week is true. Most of your other time is waiting for that high demand time and preparing for it. For most computer-based work there is no short-term drop off in efficiency for remote work. There can be a drop off when individuals develop bad habits. But for a team, you need to have some in person time especially as you bring in new members. Training new people over zoom can be very inefficient.

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