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What I got wrong about remote work
Working from home offers more flexibility which should make it easier to see our friends, but that largely has not happened
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Most people working from home are seeing less of their friends than before Covid-19.
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Sarah Green Carmichael
The end of one year and the start of another is always a good time to admit one’s mistakes. And I got something wrong – really wrong – about remote work.
In 2020, when offices shuttered and many knowledge workers began routinely clocking in from home, many sceptics decried the arrangement’s loneliness and isolation. This, I argued, was short-sighted – because although remote workers might be alone much of the day, it’s perfectly possible (in normal, non-pandemic times) to have a social life outside of work.
