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Winners and Losers in the Work from Home Revolution
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Winners and Losers in the Work from Home Revolution

The Atlantic, 2021


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Overview
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

The shift to work-from-home and hybrid arrangements during the Covid pandemic offered mixed blessings. For those already doing well, the arrangement is a boon. For the less well-paid, especially those with children, working from home can be a nightmare. Atlantic journalist and author Derek Thompson explores the winners and the losers of the new normal – remote work.

Take-Aways

  • Employees’ experience of remote work varies by circumstance— higher-paid workers win; lower-paid workers lose.
  • Downtown businesses are losing. When fewer workers commute, urban centers have fewer shoppers. 
  • As employers and employees adjust to remote and hybrid arrangements, new problems crop up. Those who solve them will win.

About the Author

Author of Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction, Derek Thompson is a staff writer for The Atlantic.


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