I think a lot about this topic. In late 80s/90s, I worked in an appraisal office. Twelve appraisers, a half-dozen bosses, and a gaggle of secretaries. I left that industry to go into cooking - hardly a remote job! Covid hit and I got sent home on March 16, 2020. In January 2021, we were summoned one final time to the office - gather up o…
I think a lot about this topic. In late 80s/90s, I worked in an appraisal office. Twelve appraisers, a half-dozen bosses, and a gaggle of secretaries. I left that industry to go into cooking - hardly a remote job! Covid hit and I got sent home on March 16, 2020. In January 2021, we were summoned one final time to the office - gather up our desk stuff (so lovingly dusted each day). the digital check was in the ether. Regaining my license to appraise real estate during the lockdown, I now work from home doing the same function I did 25 years ago with a support staff of dozens. I can inspect a property at 9 am and have it completed, reviewed, and uploaded by 5 pm. Often before 3 pm. Back in the day, it would take at least a week to complete that process. it would make no sense to require an appraiser to work out of an office. That being said, I miss the social interactions of the office. I have gone back to serving tables part-time, for money yeah. But really for some social interaction and I miss the rush of work. Of being pressed to act. Of being requested to do something. Of serving others.
Yes. My wife used to have to stay late a couple of nights each month, during closing time (she's an accountant.) Now that she's remote, she almost never works after dinner, and we have dinner together and cook every night. All of her coworkers feel they are more productive. I am too - a lot of the time I spent in the office was time trying to gather enough focus to get anything done. But I do miss the social aspect. It's difficult, though, to go back, because once the commute is optional it feels like you're choosing to spend all that time and money, what, for a little water-cooler talk? It's interesting. I'm very curious what new normal the professional/corporate world ends up deciding on.
I think a lot about this topic. In late 80s/90s, I worked in an appraisal office. Twelve appraisers, a half-dozen bosses, and a gaggle of secretaries. I left that industry to go into cooking - hardly a remote job! Covid hit and I got sent home on March 16, 2020. In January 2021, we were summoned one final time to the office - gather up our desk stuff (so lovingly dusted each day). the digital check was in the ether. Regaining my license to appraise real estate during the lockdown, I now work from home doing the same function I did 25 years ago with a support staff of dozens. I can inspect a property at 9 am and have it completed, reviewed, and uploaded by 5 pm. Often before 3 pm. Back in the day, it would take at least a week to complete that process. it would make no sense to require an appraiser to work out of an office. That being said, I miss the social interactions of the office. I have gone back to serving tables part-time, for money yeah. But really for some social interaction and I miss the rush of work. Of being pressed to act. Of being requested to do something. Of serving others.
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Yes. My wife used to have to stay late a couple of nights each month, during closing time (she's an accountant.) Now that she's remote, she almost never works after dinner, and we have dinner together and cook every night. All of her coworkers feel they are more productive. I am too - a lot of the time I spent in the office was time trying to gather enough focus to get anything done. But I do miss the social aspect. It's difficult, though, to go back, because once the commute is optional it feels like you're choosing to spend all that time and money, what, for a little water-cooler talk? It's interesting. I'm very curious what new normal the professional/corporate world ends up deciding on.