If remote reduces productivity, then why the fck are all major companies are outsourcing their it and and customers support to countries like India?
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t want to continue to pander to constituents in dying villages while simultaneously condemning remote work that may actually allow workers to live in those villages and help make those said villages viable when there may be a handful of jobs available.
*edit: workers not workings.
I just hope Riikka Purra leads by example and is her office 8-17 everyday without exception. She has access to Teams, Google Meet etc, there is no need for her to travel outside of Helsinki and I am sure she has good internet connection and her own office at the Parliament.
Without all that unnecessary travel around Finland and abroad, not only are there cost savings from that, but all that wasted travelling time can be used productively.
2 hours of commuting every day will surely boost my productivity —what a horrible, lack-of-empathy politician.
Right except for all those studies proving the opposite
And heaps more, but then again the current government seems allergic to facts.
If Riikka Purra is mad about it , its probably a good thing that doesn’t need to be changed.
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Our health provider was just perplexed, why people aren’t sick more. Hello; remote work, no flu and stomach flu. It was glaringly obvious when we moved into full remote.
Man, if they enforce working from the office in Finland, then I’m quitting my job the next day and moving abroad. At this point I want Finland’s government to fail, how stupid are they?
Remote work is my only way to live here in smaller town instead of city. Its a lifeline for me and my family.
Well yeah it also increases quality of life. Question is do we wanna live in a productivity hellscape or do we want to do our part for society while still living an enjoyable life 🙂
So *undoubtedly* here means “it feels to me as if this would reduce productivity and makes sense to me so it must be true” and not “multiple credible studies have shown that remote work reduces productivity”?
The problem is not remote work, but the lack of work for those seeking employment.
That’s the problem for low productivity in this country.
This only tells us about her personal view how her productivity reduces in remote work. And I believe her, she seems to be the type who will do least what is expected. It doesnt necessarily reflect to others tho.
Joke’s on you, Riikka. I slacked just as much in the office.
> She also pondered the need for “expensive office spaces in the city centre if no one even visits them”.
And here is the real reason – Real estate owners freaking out: small apartments in the city center losing value / not being sold because why would you live like that if you can have a spacious appartment / house in the suburbs and remote work. Large office buildings not being able to find tenants because people remote work. Restaurants struggling because their businesses rely on workers paying 12-20 Eur in lunches every day.
If we un-remote because of these reasons it’s like throwing away the baby with the bathwater. Keeping those industries alive at the expense of happier, more productive remote workers.
Undoubtedly? Does she read studies and papers of research on remote work even? Or is it her feeeeeeliiiings?
All evidence shows that it increases productivity if there’s a semblance of structure behind it.
What it does however is hurt the bottom line of rich office owners who charge extortionate rents. And I think that’s where her allegiances lay.
The problem with Riikka (and many of her colleagues) is that her background is in academia and politics only.
She simply does not have the experience to be able to form a holistic opinion on the matter.
What we need is people that can relate to the average person/household.
What we need is accountability for the promises made by these people.
What we need is a long term strategy to make our country and economy healthy again.
Politics is nothing more than your average high school popularity contest these days. As soon we have an outcome, the focus isn’t any longer on fixing problems, but on winning the next election.
It is gross, unethical, expensive and at the cost of you, me and the other nearly 6.7M people living here.
We don’t need a new government, we need reform, a new structure, strict guidelines and a people in place that are servant to the population and the country.
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If remote reduces productivity, then why the fck are all major companies are outsourcing their it and and customers support to countries like India?
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t want to continue to pander to constituents in dying villages while simultaneously condemning remote work that may actually allow workers to live in those villages and help make those said villages viable when there may be a handful of jobs available.
*edit: workers not workings.
I just hope Riikka Purra leads by example and is her office 8-17 everyday without exception. She has access to Teams, Google Meet etc, there is no need for her to travel outside of Helsinki and I am sure she has good internet connection and her own office at the Parliament.
Without all that unnecessary travel around Finland and abroad, not only are there cost savings from that, but all that wasted travelling time can be used productively.
2 hours of commuting every day will surely boost my productivity —what a horrible, lack-of-empathy politician.
Right except for all those studies proving the opposite
Such as: [this](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=remote+work+productivity&oq=remote+work+#d=gs_qabs&t=1762417336196&u=%23p%3D0fu6EGBH0wkJ)
[this](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=remote+work+productivity&oq=remote+work+#d=gs_qabs&t=1762417440915&u=%23p%3DQ4m0r2lQhsMJ)
And heaps more, but then again the current government seems allergic to facts.
If Riikka Purra is mad about it , its probably a good thing that doesn’t need to be changed.
Next in News: Riikka Purra discontinues penttulive, citing she prefers the Kristi Noem attitude towards dogs.
Our health provider was just perplexed, why people aren’t sick more. Hello; remote work, no flu and stomach flu. It was glaringly obvious when we moved into full remote.
Man, if they enforce working from the office in Finland, then I’m quitting my job the next day and moving abroad. At this point I want Finland’s government to fail, how stupid are they?
Remote work is my only way to live here in smaller town instead of city. Its a lifeline for me and my family.
Well yeah it also increases quality of life. Question is do we wanna live in a productivity hellscape or do we want to do our part for society while still living an enjoyable life 🙂
So *undoubtedly* here means “it feels to me as if this would reduce productivity and makes sense to me so it must be true” and not “multiple credible studies have shown that remote work reduces productivity”?
The problem is not remote work, but the lack of work for those seeking employment.
That’s the problem for low productivity in this country.
This only tells us about her personal view how her productivity reduces in remote work. And I believe her, she seems to be the type who will do least what is expected. It doesnt necessarily reflect to others tho.
Joke’s on you, Riikka. I slacked just as much in the office.
> She also pondered the need for “expensive office spaces in the city centre if no one even visits them”.
And here is the real reason – Real estate owners freaking out: small apartments in the city center losing value / not being sold because why would you live like that if you can have a spacious appartment / house in the suburbs and remote work. Large office buildings not being able to find tenants because people remote work. Restaurants struggling because their businesses rely on workers paying 12-20 Eur in lunches every day.
If we un-remote because of these reasons it’s like throwing away the baby with the bathwater. Keeping those industries alive at the expense of happier, more productive remote workers.
Undoubtedly? Does she read studies and papers of research on remote work even? Or is it her feeeeeeliiiings?
All evidence shows that it increases productivity if there’s a semblance of structure behind it.
What it does however is hurt the bottom line of rich office owners who charge extortionate rents. And I think that’s where her allegiances lay.
The problem with Riikka (and many of her colleagues) is that her background is in academia and politics only.
She simply does not have the experience to be able to form a holistic opinion on the matter.
What we need is people that can relate to the average person/household.
What we need is accountability for the promises made by these people.
What we need is a long term strategy to make our country and economy healthy again.
Politics is nothing more than your average high school popularity contest these days. As soon we have an outcome, the focus isn’t any longer on fixing problems, but on winning the next election.
It is gross, unethical, expensive and at the cost of you, me and the other nearly 6.7M people living here.
We don’t need a new government, we need reform, a new structure, strict guidelines and a people in place that are servant to the population and the country.
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