The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) report shows that in 2018 and 2019, just 24% of Americans worked from home on an average day. The start of…

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    1 year ago

    I never wanted to be stuck in a cubicle in an office so I avoided those types of jobs… Now my dumb uneducated-ass self is stuck in a factory because I never figured out what I DID want to do while my friends spent maybe 4 years in a cubicle and are now all home making tons of money.

    I feel like a gigantic moron lol

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    1 year ago

    Some of the framing in this article is weird. Also, the part about healthy activities seems super-sketch to me. Do people who sit in an office all day have more time to ‘exercise’ or ‘cook healthy meals’?

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    1 year ago

    Unless there’s something you need to do on location (acting, or in a lab), most office jobs can be done working from home.

    It’ll take time for big companies to figure out making people happy makes them more productive.