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0 pointsgeodel9y ago0 comments

You haven't really fixed much.

I personally know quite a few people where work from home is basically another word for coasting or taking care of personal stuff while logged into company's system. And since many of them are hardly motivated for technical work it is not going to be easy to get another job with similar compensation along with WFH facility.

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throw20169y ago

I am sure many of us know or have known people who browse facebook, twitter and youtube at work all day. Anecdotal evidence or the actions of of a tiny minority is hardly helpful to any meaningful discussion and can be used to 'close down' any initiative.

ythn9y ago

So we know for certain people like that are in a "tiny minority"? I would guess they are more than a minority. Being super productive in a potentially distracting or accountability-free environment requires a lot of discipline and self-motivation, which is something I would have guessed is the minority attribute.

geodelOP9y ago

It might be anecdotal which I doubt but then how do we know this is action of tiny minority. I should add I do work from home certain times but I take it as privilege rather than a right to work whenever it is convenient to me.

halbritt9y ago

Your employer is making more money off of your work output than they're paying you. I think you may be confused about who may be the privileged one in the relationship.

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dkersten9y ago

It might be anecdotal which I doubt

Is it "a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature"?

Its an account of "in my experience" or "the people I know do this" -- its not hard facts obtained through the scientific method (ie controlling for other factors and for biases). That makes it, by definition, anecdotal.

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0 pointsgeodel9y ago0 comments

You haven't really fixed much.

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throw20169y ago

ythn9y ago

geodelOP9y ago

halbritt9y ago

Your employer is making more money off of your work output than they're paying you. I think you may be confused about who may be the privileged one in the relationship.

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dkersten9y ago

It might be anecdotal which I doubt

Is it "a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature"?

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