The will allow every worker to work from home 2-4 days a week, and come into the office 1-2 days a week
I've spoken to around 1,000 companies over the last 6 months about their plans for remote work going forward
Here are a few things I've learned
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The will allow every worker to work from home 2-4 days a week, and come into the office 1-2 days a week
Companies doing this have seen their workers decentralize rapidly, leaving expensive cities to be closer to family
Rather than hiring the best person in a 30-mile radius of the office, they can hire the best person in the world for every role
Rather than spending $20,000 / worker / year on office space they can provide the best remote setup on the planet for $2,000 / worker / year
Their biggest concern is that workers burnout because they are working too hard
They are actively exploring ways to combat this
The most popular we hear is flying the team into remote locations for ~week. Portugal, Spain, Puerto Rico seem to be the most popular
The most exciting companies I know personally all plan to hire remotely this decade
~90% of the workforces we've spoken to never want to be in an office again full-time
The majority of companies have replicated the office remotely and it is causing strains that are beginning to show
Expect this to remedy this quickly by providing better, ergonomic equipment to workers
We spoke to early-stage companies, publicly listed tech companies, through to legacy incumbents with hundreds of thousands of employees
All will be more remote
108 million tons of Co2 less every year
Almost every company we talk to believes that their workers will be happier as a result of remote work
There is a fear inside companies that if they don't go remote they will lose their best people to their competitors
They are scared about intangible things they can't measure
'quality of communication' && 'collaboration in person' && 'water cooler chat'
Many have realized these were excuses
The measure of performance while working remotely has to become output. Tools that enable this to be tracked more accurately are something we are asked for a lot
Companies are searching for ways to do this more effectively. Tools that enable others to write better will explode
