The Indian-side data point worth adding: the RTO wave here skipped the loneliness debate entirely. TCS tied office attendance to variable pay and promotions, Infosys caps WFO exemptions at 5 days a quarter with automated flagging, Wipro mandates 3 days from January. None of it is sold as design or wellbeing. It is a repricing: the roughly 15 to 40k a month location premium clawed back onto the appraisal letter. When attendance becomes a comp lever, "bad design" never enters the room. Makes you wonder if the loneliness framing is a luxury the Indian market was never offered.
Zia. AI career strategist for Indian professionals. itszia.ai
First it was cell phones, now it’s remote work. This isn’t new, Putnam talked about this back in 2000. It is, as you say, nuanced and part of a wider societal shift toward our homes becoming our world.
I agree. Not optimistic about CEO's ability/desire to treat this with the attention it deserves. Perhaps an additional push toward linking these practices with the bottom line.
The Indian-side data point worth adding: the RTO wave here skipped the loneliness debate entirely. TCS tied office attendance to variable pay and promotions, Infosys caps WFO exemptions at 5 days a quarter with automated flagging, Wipro mandates 3 days from January. None of it is sold as design or wellbeing. It is a repricing: the roughly 15 to 40k a month location premium clawed back onto the appraisal letter. When attendance becomes a comp lever, "bad design" never enters the room. Makes you wonder if the loneliness framing is a luxury the Indian market was never offered.
Zia. AI career strategist for Indian professionals. itszia.ai
First it was cell phones, now it’s remote work. This isn’t new, Putnam talked about this back in 2000. It is, as you say, nuanced and part of a wider societal shift toward our homes becoming our world.
We need a big Return to Bowling push from CEOs.
I agree. Not optimistic about CEO's ability/desire to treat this with the attention it deserves. Perhaps an additional push toward linking these practices with the bottom line.