JimMIA
There's more to life than mice...
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2005
In the workplace, for many people and companies I expect major changes.
- Work from home/shared office space. I can see many companies greatly reducing the size of their physical office spaces. If colleges can blend classes, companies can also have a blend of work schedules where in-office days and hours are staggered to provide more employee flexibility, and better utilization of expensive workspaces.
- Fundamental change in the concept of "sick leave." I can see companies eliminating sick leave altogether, or limiting it to serious illness requiring hospitalization or staying in bed. For routine colds and flu, just work from home -- no lost time for the employee or employer, and a much healthier workplace.
- REALLY remote working. During the pandemic, a LOT of people have completely relocated away from big cities and into more remote, rural places. The concept of direct supervision of workers has been changing for decades anyway, and if an employee can keep their productivity up, why not let them live wherever they want? Obviously there are many positions where that would not work, but there are a ton of jobs that can be done just as well anywhere.