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The average workday increased during the pandemic’s early weeks (2020)

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113 points robtherobber | 1 comments | 16 May 25 09:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tmckd ◴[16 May 25 12:11 UTC] No.44004460[source]▶
Some of the pandemic increase in time worked may have been a net benefit to the folks working. A lot of people I know spent at least some of the time they otherwise would have spent commuting working remotely. And, since commuting sucks, ended up happier for it. Anecdotes aren’t data, but this pattern was very common among people I know.
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philipwhiuk ◴[16 May 25 12:53 UTC] No.44004870[source]▶
The business got more benefit. Harder to argue it is for the employees.
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e1g ◴[16 May 25 12:57 UTC] No.44004915[source]▶
If the business got more benefit, they would be fighting to keep this setup - and none are.
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1. coolcase ◴[16 May 25 13:04 UTC] No.44005001{3}[source]▶
Businesses are not Austrian spherical rational actors. They are run by people with their own agendas that have much but not perfect alignment with the company.