The return-to-office demands make little sense from an overall economic perspective, while working parents, in particular, benefit from not having to waste time commuting to an office, writes Peter Bergen.
It seems it’s rarely brought up in these conversations, but another stupid thing about return to office is that we know that commuting is a major contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and particulate pollution. So working from home would not only be an improvement in work conditions, sparing millions of individuals hours of wasted commuting time each week, it would also be an easy way to reduce pollution and mitigate global warming.
Laws should be passed that mandate employees can work from home whenever it cannot be demonstrated by the company hiring them that being on site is absolutely necessary to do the job.
It seems it’s rarely brought up in these conversations, but another stupid thing about return to office is that we know that commuting is a major contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and particulate pollution. So working from home would not only be an improvement in work conditions, sparing millions of individuals hours of wasted commuting time each week, it would also be an easy way to reduce pollution and mitigate global warming.
Laws should be passed that mandate employees can work from home whenever it cannot be demonstrated by the company hiring them that being on site is absolutely necessary to do the job.