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[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

The last paragraph is the most important, imo. When I last worked an office job, in the before (Covid) times, the rare occasions when I would work from home due to being sick were my least productive days from the company's perspective. But they were essential for me to mentally recharge or recover from illness (in a civilized society of course we'd have free healthcare and unlimited zero-work sick days).

If I had a similar job with WFH days I would almost certainly be less productive than I would be if I was 100% in the office, but I'd also be less stressed, happier, and healthier. Less likely to need full sick days. Less likely to job hop after a year. Less likely to sneak alcohol in my coffee mug to deal with coworkers and clients. And the world would keep on spinning, no one would die, there would be no measurable impact on the world other than the stock price/CEOs bonus maybe being down a few cents.

I get that being more productive is how we can sell healthier work habits to the capitalists, but let's not drink the koolade. There's an immeasurable number of things more important in life than one's productivity at work.

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