100% agreed. I've noticed major differences between companies that are deliberately organized to facilitate remote work, and companies that deep down wish they could convince people to RTO.
The difference is palpable in, for example, whether and how explicit norms around asynchronous communication are implemented, whether office budget is repurposed into services and materials that enable remote work (including, for example, company offsites), etc.
It's obvious that certain jobs require in-person presence, but I think the big reveal is that most white-collar jobs don't.
The difference is palpable in, for example, whether and how explicit norms around asynchronous communication are implemented, whether office budget is repurposed into services and materials that enable remote work (including, for example, company offsites), etc.
It's obvious that certain jobs require in-person presence, but I think the big reveal is that most white-collar jobs don't.