Working from home – reloaded
I will start his with the link below:
I am mentioning
this as it seems that the status quo representing by the
almost-mandatory presence of employees in the centralized office is not aligned
with the innovation diversity & inclusion,
reduced carbon footprint, energy efficient and so
on - advertised. The other day somebody said something about unleashing the/your
creativity … but it seems to me that many companies are stuck in a work
pattern (factory like) from the 60’s.
We are talking
about 5G internet speed and autonomous electric vehicles, but we aren't willing
to challenge the impracticability’s of the day to day life. As I commuted for
several years, I end up seeing that there is problem that needs to be addressed
at the core of how businesses are organised. Way too many people travel to
work (centralised offices) in the era www.
8 hrs x 5 +
1.5hrs x 5= 40+7.5 => only 40 hrs in the weekly Time Sheets.
- Shall we talk about the amount of
carbon/energy that is spent by each and every one of us just to be present at
the office?
- Shall we talk about the so-called
green travel represented by the cyclists that are “swimming” in the pool of car
fumes?
- Shall we talk about the time spend
with showers and preparation for office by the cyclists? – time that is added
to the overall amount spent in the office rather than with the loved ones (see
the caring culture).
Regarding that, I
think that (until then) we should take steps and replace the current laptop
backpacks with ones that do not “screams – it’s a laptop in here”. Having a
backpack that display a well-known IT brand it’s not a good approach in any
case.
Yes, by nature of
my profession, I want to build more roads, bridges and related structures but I
do believe that we have much more to build than that, while our resources are
dwindling (including the available space disputed between industry and
agriculture). The number of cars is increasing by the day as well as the
population. Our society/economy must mature and move away from a
century old business system.
Business as usual is the most
detrimental approach which is in total contradiction with affirmations that
underline the creativity in everything you do, new solutions and so on.
The advertised inclusion
& diversity does look more like integration of the diversity
in a Borg
style. Many employees, like myself, are relocating due to economic
reasons and the results of uprooting are taking their toll. Is this really a diversity inclusion or is more like an integration? Most of those that relocate
in from different country, have already a big part of professional background acquired,
have their local network established (professional and personal). Through the
relocation process, a certain amount of stress and definitely losses are
produced. Regarding the productivity (so important to any individual and
business – because is the word which tickle the employers), can someone really tell,
which are the results? One can argue that the need of production process control
is requiring that all the teams be physically under watchful eye of the leadership.
Well, "hell is the absence of reason" somebody said and
there are products (generic term), both physical and intellectual, that
are cross-created, and cross-delivered across the world. The only thing that
matters for the end client is the cost and quality.
These being said, there is a big world
with diverse people and specialists in all the industries. It is not better to
access the global knowledge/expertise wealth, through internet rather than
stagnating in the old approach of concentrating people in physical offices.
Again, people should be brought together
by ideas not by cars, trains or busses.
Disclaimer: please excuse the inherent mistakes
in the text (grammar and/or typing error), as my focus is on expressing the
ideas.
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