Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes

(theguardian.com)

16 points | by vrganj 11 hours ago ago

12 comments

  • nothercastle 9 hours ago ago

    Most of these people don’t need to be in office. Very few people actually touch or need to be near the product

    • pjmlp 9 hours ago ago

      Worse is having to come into the office just to do team calls with the rest of the team, distributed around the globe.

      But hey, butt in the chair means work, right?

      I get this doesn't work for all professionals, it is abused by some, but lets not pretend being in the office is some productivity magic, while at the same time everything gets offshored.

      • steve1977 9 hours ago ago

        Let's go to the open space office, so I can not only do my Teams meetings there, but also disturb (and get disturbed by) my other colleagues, who are also doing their Teams meetings there.

        • homeonthemtn 7 hours ago ago

          Sorry can you say that again? There's a lot of background noise

    • aeternum 8 hours ago ago

      Any job that can be done without needing to actually touch or be near the product should be done by AI and not with humans.

      • miksuko 7 hours ago ago

        Suicide hotlines don't require the operator to touch or be near the caller, but I still don't think it should be done by AI.

        • aeternum 3 hours ago ago

          AI should handle the calls, humans should do in-person. Trying to cure someone over the phone is foolish.

  • toomuchtodo 10 hours ago ago

    Evidence that success is possible as it relates to worker rights and improved working conditions.

  • ang_cire 10 hours ago ago

    It's hard to fly an airplane in the office.