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This CEO has locked into a multi-year lease for his 10,000-square-foot head office, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But because his staff prefer working from home, the office will sit empty. And he's OK with that. http://torstar.co/X10T50Bn2if
But because his staff prefer working from home, the office will sit empty. And he's OK with that. http://torstar.co/X10T50Bn2if
“There are all these theories about serendipity in the office, how it fosters all this creativity. I think it’s just a big myth. It’s the real-estate agents and commercial landlords that are telling these stories,” Wysdom AI CEO Ian Collins says. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
"We're just as effective as we've ever been" working from home, he adds.
But do other companies see the same vision?
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
But do other companies see the same vision?
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
Among the tech giants, there is no consensus on the best approach. In a recent interview, Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of streaming service Netflix, told The Wall Street Journal, “I don’t see any positives” from having employees work from home. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
150 tech leaders were asked about the likelihood of keeping employees working from home post-COVID-19 in a new survey. Six per cent said they planned to stay remote, 47% said they would adopt a hybrid model, while 27% said back to the office. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
The overwhelming message Ian Collins has received is the 9-to-5 office structure doesn’t work anymore. “The flexibility they haven’t had before is something they don’t want to give up,” he said.
Full story by @dougquan https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
Full story by @dougquan https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/09/10/after-six-months-of-covid-19-and-working-from-home-this-toronto-area-tech-firm-is-giving-up-on-the-office-permanently.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=National&utm_content=notgoingbacktooffice
