On the surface I support a remote-first workplace but would love to see some coverage about how this might adversely affect working mothers, who have proven to shoulder most of the caregiving responsibilities.
Depending on situation to situation and person to person. But I personally enjoying working from home as no more early morning stuffs like get up and prepare for meals, take a shower , get ready for office and then stuck into a heavy traffic.
One of the biggest task is to reach office on time.
Now no more such situations as we can do it with ease.
In my interviews and experience, I haven't seen any explicit "this is why it's bad".
As a concept, I've found remote work is fundamentally good for working parents based on conversations I've had with single parents in my network and interviews, like this one with Melissa Kargiannakis who talked about parents on her all-remote staff (https://remotelyinclined.substack.com/p/remote-work-is-a-feminist-choice)
When companies don't know how to manage remote work or think that remote is the virtual version of the office, problems arise. But the concept of remote work - location freedom in where you work / deliver value - is a good thing for single parents
Thanks for the additional links and fair point about the onus being on the companies on how to manage remote work. Unfortunately, I don't see companies taking on that role unless working parents are federally protected.
Sadly, I agree with you. Many companies have taken this on themselves like Melissa's company Skritwap and more well-known companies like Basecamp. Thankfully, there is also increasing social pressure for this to be a norm in companies. But you're right - this is something that needs to be explicitly talked about and protected. The infrastructure is there, but the reality is not (yet!)
On the surface I support a remote-first workplace but would love to see some coverage about how this might adversely affect working mothers, who have proven to shoulder most of the caregiving responsibilities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/business/economy/coronavirus-working-women.html
Depending on situation to situation and person to person. But I personally enjoying working from home as no more early morning stuffs like get up and prepare for meals, take a shower , get ready for office and then stuck into a heavy traffic.
One of the biggest task is to reach office on time.
Now no more such situations as we can do it with ease.
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Hey! You bring up a great point.
In my interviews and experience, I haven't seen any explicit "this is why it's bad".
As a concept, I've found remote work is fundamentally good for working parents based on conversations I've had with single parents in my network and interviews, like this one with Melissa Kargiannakis who talked about parents on her all-remote staff (https://remotelyinclined.substack.com/p/remote-work-is-a-feminist-choice)
In terms of where there can be negatives, I'd say it's how companies choose to handle remote work. For instance, the companies that say women can't care for kids during work hours (like this in the NYT just yesterday: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/drisana-rios-lawsuit-hub-international.html).
When companies don't know how to manage remote work or think that remote is the virtual version of the office, problems arise. But the concept of remote work - location freedom in where you work / deliver value - is a good thing for single parents
Thanks for the additional links and fair point about the onus being on the companies on how to manage remote work. Unfortunately, I don't see companies taking on that role unless working parents are federally protected.
Sadly, I agree with you. Many companies have taken this on themselves like Melissa's company Skritwap and more well-known companies like Basecamp. Thankfully, there is also increasing social pressure for this to be a norm in companies. But you're right - this is something that needs to be explicitly talked about and protected. The infrastructure is there, but the reality is not (yet!)
*Edit - sorry, that NYT article is from today! Not yesterday.