▲ 548 ▼ Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why (www.cnbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments Return to office is ‘dead,’ Stanford economist says. Here’s why::The share of workers being called back to the office has flatlined, suggesting remote work is an entrenched feature of the U.S. labor market.
[+] AeroLemming@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago I believe it. I had meant to say in the previous comment that during the initial lockdowns and driving on the empty freeways, the Southern California skies were the absolute clearest I had ever seen them. While I'm sure industry is the largest emissions contributor, factories and plants are localized, whereas cars are absolutely everywhere and a huge cause of general smog. It's bonkers that we have the means to reduce our emissions significantly by allowing and encouraging WFH, but muh profits and control. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago I believe it. I had meant to say in the previous comment that during the initial lockdowns and driving on the empty freeways, the Southern California skies were the absolute clearest I had ever seen them. While I'm sure industry is the largest emissions contributor, factories and plants are localized, whereas cars are absolutely everywhere and a huge cause of general smog. It's bonkers that we have the means to reduce our emissions significantly by allowing and encouraging WFH, but muh profits and control. permalink fedilink source parent