Source: The Dispatch
by Robert VerBruggen
“America’s big cities have refused to build housing, causing prices to skyrocket — but a fully remote worker isn’t forced to buy a home in a specific place, and a hybrid worker can live farther out from the core city. In addition to bedrooms, kids require a lot of time and attention, inevitably conflicting with work priorities — but remote workers at least get to avoid the commute, which adds nearly an hour to the average work day, and we can live closer to extended family and keep working while a kid is home sick. It’s little surprise that about half of parents want to work from home at least some of the time, and that parents work from home more than non-parents. Working from home is not the right fit for every job or every worker. But it’s an enormous boon to many, and its rise deserves to be accepted and even celebrated.” (05/15/25)
https://thedispatch.com/debates/remote-work-family-cities-environment-benefits/