From the course: Insights on Working from Home’s Largest-Ever Experiment
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The optimal work-from-home schedule
From the course: Insights on Working from Home’s Largest-Ever Experiment
The optimal work-from-home schedule
- [Interviewer] I'd love your view while you mentioned it. I guess choice matters and people have different perspectives. Is there an optimal with regard to the days, one day, two days, consecutive, non-consecutive? - [Interviewee] It's a great question. The typical person may get to work in the office Monday, Wednesday, Friday, be at home Tuesday, Thursday which for many people is the best of both worlds. You save a couple of days on commute, a bit less hustle, you get peace and quiet but you see your colleagues throughout five days a week. So I'll give you three broad tips and then I'll drill into the one that you want to hear most about. So the three broad types I've been telling firms repeating, I think it's becoming like a consensus. Every firm I talked to kind of affirms the same view. So the first is part-time. I have lots of survey data, I won't go through it in details but basically most people want to work…
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Designing the experiment1m 52s
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Remote work increased productivity and retention3m 23s
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Working from home can lead to fewer promotions1m 9s
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Give employees flexible work options2m 12s
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The four main challenges of working from home3m 23s
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The optimal work-from-home schedule3m 59s
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Invest in your workspace2m 24s
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Make time for casual conversations1m 29s
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Keep a regular schedule47s
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Don’t get rid of the office3m 10s
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