Ask HN: Do you think we will see a rise in remote jobs now? If so do you think we will then see a decrease in the amount of "bullshit" jobs or an increase in freelance culture? |
Ask HN: Do you think we will see a rise in remote jobs now? If so do you think we will then see a decrease in the amount of "bullshit" jobs or an increase in freelance culture? |
Previous/quick adopters of remote work capabilities will be relatively rewarded.
Suppliers of remote work capabilities and services are being highly rewarded.
Going forward, the motivation for companies and suppliers to highlight remote operation capabilities will be very high. Even where it is simply a useful option or makes no sense.
And when something is easier to do, more people will do it.
Contrast someone doing non-work in his cube all day, where you may mistaken what he’s doing for something useful, against simply forgetting about the existence of an employee who no longer needs to even pretend to do work.
Where’s the point in employing someone to act as if they were doing anything useful if you can’t watch them while doing so?
There might be a remote work variation of this but in general bullshit jobs shouldn’t fare as well in that kind of setting.
So long story short - as long as you know what tasks you want done and in how long a period of time, this (=remote work) will work.
In the current global context, there should be an increase in freelance work. A lot of "managers" will try to fight it, but there's no way around it.
Same with digital marketing companies, design companies, advertising agencies, etc.
I don't think it'll affect all fields though.