Quora said 60 percent of its workers expressed a preference for remote work, in line with national surveys. In a warning sign for managers, the same percentage of remote workers said they felt less connected to their company. One very public setback for remote work was at Best Buy, the Minneapolis-based electronics retailer. Best Buy killed the program in 2013, saying it gave the employees too much freedom. Just manage the work, not the people.”But it is also a moment, she acknowledged, when working can change for the worse.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2020 09:00 UTC