I’m just kind of curious, what do people think the WFH movement will result in?
Like do you strategically consider the future ramifications of your current actions? Like I get that you are not happy about the way you are treated in the office environment. It’s much more pleasant to work from home and not have to deal with people you would prefer to not be around.
But here is the thing. Traditionally and historically speaking, the large companies always find a way to leverage their financial advantage over the worker. Where you are isn’t going to change that.
Without organizing and collective bargaining you are destined to find yourselves in the same situation in a different place.
WFH is inviting your employer into your home. It starts to blur lines I think are very bad to blur. It’s starts creating pathways for futures I don’t think people of today would be very happy to live in. We have already seen disturbing posts about various surveillance levels creeping into WFH ‘workplaces’.
What do you see the future looking like in a world that is left behind after you leave? What happens to the big office buildings in the cities? How does the economy adapt to the reduction in services in a service based economy? What do you suppose the WFH experience will be like once it’s had time to evolve and big companies have had some time to work their exploitation into it?