How the 2020s will be the Remote Work Decade

12 Trends That Will Drive the Rise of Remote Work Globally

The office became a status symbol

It’s impossible to pinpoint the exact moment the transition from white-collar to blue-collar jobs in terms of the respect afforded to workers happened but it did a long time ago.

White-collar jobs are seen as:

• jobs that are to be respected
• a sign that you are doing ok financially
• an indicator of your own personal self-worth

It didn’t matter that there were problems. At the time there were far less than there are now; office workers each had their own private office. Initially, the management of factories. They were seen a role that one should aspire to in order to escape the dangers of the factory floor.

It was the best option. Office workers kept all their fingers, didn’t risk death each time they went to work. The problem was that there were only a few of these roles available and they were reserved for senior people who’d been at the company for a long time and ownership.

The office has become a distraction factory where the instantaneous gratification of synchronous working makes it almost…