Die Geschichten unserer Leser über das Pendeln in einer Kraftstoffkrise – und den erneuten Drang zur Fernarbeit

The employers’ take
> “The home environment plays a huge part in whether it works or doesn’t and those with small kids, sick dependents or even a pet who interrupts the employee’s day means it ends up just not working”

It’s BS. Yes, some people ruined WFH by abusing it. For many others it was transformative.

I have young kids at home but there’s many more distractions in an office: the guy that shouts in the Zoom calls he has in the open plan office, the finger/desk drummer, the conversations people have across the floor etc.

I can close my door at home and my kids know I’m not available unless it’s urgent. Using an open plan office to keep me focussed is like putting me in a chocolate shop to keep me slim.

As a country with poor transport infrastructure we could take the opportunity to reexamine the need to commute, but instead we continue to build more offices and ignore the opinions and needs of those affected.