I know this sounds heretical. But if I had a kid working at EY or Bank of America who was being told to show up more often, I’d side with the bosses. While the younger generation is the most likely to demand homeworking, I fear they are also the most disadvantaged by it.Over the past two years I’ve been hearing stories from 20-somethings about the boredom, loneliness and frustration of internships and jobs that are exclusively or primarily online. One bloke was thrilled to get into the civil service. He’d been the first in his family to go to university, and his proud but poor parents bought him a suit. But on day one, his manager told him to dress down — and come in only two days a week. His excitement has dwindled.
我知道这听起来很异端。但如果我的孩子在安永(EY)或美国银行(Bank of America)工作，被要求多去公司，我会站在老板一边。虽然年轻一代最有可能要求居家办公，但我担心他们也是被这种办公方式置于最不利地位的群体。