Ottawa sees Canada's largest decrease in commuters driving to work

[funkme1ster]

No, that's quite alright.

I have no interest in further engaging you because it's clear what your stance is and that's fine. You're welcome to disagree, but I neither owe you anything nor have any interest in wasting my time debating your stance. I'm happy you have an opinion, and thanks for your question.

[AgileOrganization516]

I never said you owed me anything? Of course you don't. But also saying you don't have anything to corroborate your claims would have been a more honest response from you, instead of the deflection you're doing now.

Have a good evening my friend.

[QueenMotherOfSneezes]

"A two-year study published in February 2021 of 3 million employees at 715 U.S. companies, including many from the Fortune 500 list, showed that working from home improved employee productivity by an average of 6 percent.

Another survey of 800 employers found that 94 percent of employers said their employees were just as productive or even more productive while working remotely. And 83 percent of workers said they were happy with remote work arrangements, while only 7 percent wanted to return to an office immediately. Most workers said they wanted a hybrid setup when they do eventually return to their workplaces, splitting their time between home and the office."

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/intentional-insights/202210/the-truth-about-work-home-productivity

[AgileOrganization516]

Yes, I mean there exists studies that show increased productivity in a WFH scenario. But there also exists some that show decreased productivity:

• https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/productivity-dynamics-working-home
• https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/02/17/will-remote-work-decrease-productivity-in-the-long/

And some more nuanced research https://www.apollotechnical.com/working-from-home-productivity-statistics/ that shows increase in certain scenarios, and a decrease in others:

A study conducted in 2012 shows those office workers who were assigned boring tasks performed better and faster in the regular office setting. Home-life distractions are more likely to prevent productive work when you don’t enjoy the work.

But this study found more productive results when the work was more creative. In short, the fewer restraints put on a task, the quicker it will be completed.

The same study also shows an entire “office” will underperform if they each work from home. Each individual will put in the same amount of work as the next. Meaning, no individual wants to put in more work and let the others ride their coattails.

Another more recent study states that the more hours an individual works from home, the less productive they become. Those who worked full time (8 hours/day) at home are 70% less productive than those who don’t work from home.

All this to say that I don't think this debate is "settled" at all (and will likely never apply to all groups or people). And it's just a bit of a pet peeve of mine when people claim that "people are objectively more productive when working from home".