When Marissa Meyer of Yahoo! banned staff from "working from home" or as I call it "wanking from home" - I was in agreement. I don't think that a company can be agile - if people only connect via email. Also - for new people coming into an organisation - a strong - work form home culture - can be dispiriting - like "where the hell is everyone?!".
However - with the train fares into London going through the roof (and adding to inflation - by being capped above inflation!) - my view has softened.
Some poor suckers will shortly be paying 5 THOUSAND POUNDS - a year just to get to work (the average deposit required to buy a house in the South Island of New Zealand).
So I can understand - for them - coming in a few days a month seems reasonable.
Though - you do wonder - if the rail fares - are reducing the UK's competitiveness - by turning workers into isolated pods - connected only by legacy/expected work functions.
I believe excessive rail fares are reducing London's ability to innovate - and the cost to the economy is therefore astronomic!
However - with the train fares into London going through the roof (and adding to inflation - by being capped above inflation!) - my view has softened.
Some poor suckers will shortly be paying 5 THOUSAND POUNDS - a year just to get to work (the average deposit required to buy a house in the South Island of New Zealand).
So I can understand - for them - coming in a few days a month seems reasonable.
Though - you do wonder - if the rail fares - are reducing the UK's competitiveness - by turning workers into isolated pods - connected only by legacy/expected work functions.
I believe excessive rail fares are reducing London's ability to innovate - and the cost to the economy is therefore astronomic!
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