(29 Dec 2021, 8:54 am)streetdeckfan wrote People keep saying this and I just think it's a load of rubbish. I give the whole remote working thing another year, at most. In fact, most people I know who had to work from home were literally celebrating when they were allowed back in the office.
The company that one of my friends worked for gave up part of their office space during COVID as they believed remote working was the future, now they're regretting it as everyone wanted to be back in the office, and they actually had a few leave when they were told they didn't have space.
I've worked from 'home' for years, but I didn't realise how much of that time I spent working from places that weren't home until I couldn't go to them!
Even as someone who has a dedicated office, I find actually working at home for extended periods of time quite difficult as I get constantly distracted and side tracked, hence why I would often just go to Spoons or IKEA for coffee.
You would think that if the reason for less people using the bus was because they're working from home, then car traffic would also be down as they don't all travel by bus. But no, traffic is worse than it used to be, it's almost as if all that scaremongering about public transport being dirty and dangerous is what stopped people using it!
Sadly, it's not a load of rubbish. The majority of people would prefer to be working in the comfort of their own home where they don't need to get out of bed at 6am for a commute to the office. It's obviously beneficial for employers as well with not having to dish out money on rent, so it's a win-win situation. Fair enough you say some people celebrated when they were allowed back to the office (I'd be one of those people for certain), however there are also some actually complaining when they've applied for a certain job because it doesn't provide a flexible, working from home option.
That's a fair point on the car traffic still on the rise - it's likely to do with car travel being more convenient. We're just living in miserable times where some industries have little to no hope left, and it needs to change.