Shawn Deaker

I have a real interest in topics like Quiet Quitting and the Great Resignation and the, sort of, re-envisioning of work - particularly for people in the knowledge economy. I personally love the idea of flexible and remote work. Even though I prefer working from my office with my colleagues, I think knowing that I have control over calibrating my life/work is empowering. I read this article with great interest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/b... Some of it really resonated with me in thinking about what's gained and what is lost in the transition to remote work. I particularly agreed with this insight: There s a lot of productivity that comes from people interacting with each other, not just in a formal meeting but in the hallway, around the water cooler, Cohen said. That s extremely hard to measure, but it s a really important factor." Anyway, I wonder if employers will get cold feet looking at articles like this and try and reign things in and compel a return to the office write large. I find the rise of surveillance technology in the workplace really troubling - I think that is just a recipe for resent and toxicity. Anyway! Interested in getting a discussion going on this. I wonder if productivity is truly in decline or perhaps it is just harder to understand these days.