Why Remote Work is Inevitable

The office became a status symbol

It’s impossible to pinpoint the exact moment that the transition from white-collar to blue-collar jobs in terms of the respect afforded to workers doing them happened but that it did is not something can be disputed

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, it was the management of factories that had these spaces. They were 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 stepped on the shop floor. The problem was that there were only a few of these roles available. They were reserved for senior people who had been at the company for a very long time and ownership.

As time progressed, automation advanced or manufacturing jobs were sent overseas, Western Economies became dominated by service-based jobs done by knowledge workers and the number of office…