The benefits of a more asynchronous workplace
I tried sharing these studies at my ex employers in Europe hoping they'd spare me the hellish 40 minute commute in stop/start traffic and they weren't interested at all.Management there only values "butt time in seats" and the ability to come over and interrupt you by tapping you on the shoulder whenever they need something.As one of my ex CEOs put it: "If I don't see my employees stressing out at thier desks I get the impression they're not working."Until we get over this psychological attachment of management loving to visually see their slaves on the open office plantation through their private panopticon[1] offices, remote won't take off no matter how many studies get published.[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon