Coronavirus is proving what we already know: People can work from home
America ı By Rheanna Chou
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It should be noted that both Amazon and Boeing are offering paid sick leave to employees affected by the COVID-19 virus. However, plans for remote work and closures of facilities followed reports of confirmed cases among employees. Amazon employees accused the company of not doing enough to protect them from the virus and started a petition urging further steps. Boeing has closed their Puget sound facility following the death of an affected employee.
Which brings us back to the realities COVID-19 is forcing America to face. Many jobs can be performed from home. A third of the global workforce already engages in remote work. American businesses have failed our more vulnerable communities by denying accommodations we willingly offer abled members.
A better tomorrow
We will make it through this current pandemic. Though we’re late to act, many states at the center of the epidemic are taking action to halt the spread of the virus. As of today, 17 U.S. states have issued some form of Stay at Home order, which also halts the operation nonessential businesses. The ability to work remotely may well be the thing that keeps businesses operating and our economy moving.
When the pandemic is over and we can once again resume our normal lives, what will normal look like? Will businesses revert to the old model? Or will we see more businesses embracing remote work?
This could well be part of the solution to many of the problems our world faces. We’ve seen air pollution cut all over the world as traffic in major cities like L.A. is reduced because people are forced to stay home.
Our world is recovering as we’re sheltering from the virus. When we can sustain work-from-home arrangements for many jobs, why should we go back to the office? Let those who perform hands-on work, like utility, transportation, medical, entertainment, and other industries, do their jobs on-site. But let the rest of us, who largely do office work, do it remotely. We have the technology. We can make this better.
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