What’s the fight over returning to the office really about?
Posted July 7, 2021 5:20 am.
In today’s Big Story podcast, the heated discussion over a full return to business as usual versus an embrace of remote, flexible work is often couched in language of productivity, creativity and efficiency. But as more and more corporations announce their post-pandemic plans, it’s becoming clear that there’s a bigger, deeper issue at stake: Control.
What makes companies feel like in-person office work is essential? Why are workers so reluctant to give up their new flexibility, even when working from home can be fraught with problems? Are we entering a new era that could end the monoculture of the office… or just one more push from labour to be beaten back by The Man?
GUEST: Charlie Warzel, journalist, Galaxy Brain
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