Remote Work: A (Possibly) Hurtful Convenience
These days going to the university campus has a feeling that we have not experienced in more than two years: there are people, movement, and activities everywhere. While K-12 schools tried to remain open for in-person learning during the pandemic (as much as they could), universities were among many other workplaces that were almost fully virtual. Going back to in-person work and study certainly feels strange and brings many positive and negative feelings (getting stuck in traffic is only one of them). With the COVID restrictions being gradually removed, many workers are leaving the home offices they established throughout the pandemic and returning to their traditional work environments. Many are negotiating the continuation of remote work or some mixed arrangement, while others are happy to be back to in-person work (and study). The debate involves workers and employers (and in universities, the students) and includes topics such as productivity and collaboration on one side and fle