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I would love to work remote, unfortunately my country is just beginning to have people work from home 1 to 2 days a week if their "title" allows for it. As an architect I could do all my work remote, even meetings. But it's, as was already mentioned, a big cultural change, many companies also don't "trust" their employees. They come up with the excuse that people will be doing non-work related chores at home (washing dishes, laundry, etc...) while they should be focusing on work. They expect you to sit 8h at your desk at home. If mentalities don't change at the top it's not going to trickle down.


The argument of more productivity is just too ambiguous and weak.

You have to realize what allowing remote work means for a manager : losing control.

I see only a few reasons for management to change their attitude towards remote work

* it saves money

* its harder to get good folks to work for you without this perk


Just curious: where are you from?




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