> Is it worth the price of mass daily commuting on the wealth and mental health of employees, and on the planet?
That's very context specific. In many cities, employees commuting by public transport to a central location, rather than all individually heating/cooling their houses, is a plus for the planet and wealth of employees. For many people (including me) it's also good for mental health.
> the cuts expected this month will be the first to affect tech departments, including engineers, which has surprised employees
Huh? The earlier layoffs definitely affected tech. I know of a bunch of former colleagues in engineering roles that were laid off in the first round. Sure, recruiting was affected more, which makes sense when hiring was reduced to almost zero, but this is very much not the first time engineers will be included in layoffs.
I was a tour guide in Oxford while I was doing my PhD there. This was always my favourite story to tell. It's a part of history that is simultaneously so foreign and yet so relatable today.
Yeah, if my coworkers aren't in the office, then going to the office is just remote work with a commute.
Obviously forcing people that want to work remotely to come in isn't great either though. That's why I'm hoping that companies will choose one path or the other, and people can self-select into companies with their preferred working arrangement
Not at all. When looking for my current job, having some in-person time was one of my top criteria. I was initially trying to find something 100% on-site, but that proved pretty hard to find.
I'm currently doing in-office 2 days per week, which isn't great, but it's less draining than fully remote at least.
I'm hoping that over the next few years things will normalise into some companies being fully remote and some fully on-site, rather than everywhere being "hybrid" (ie. bad for everyone) now. If it stays as it is I can't see myself working in tech much longer.
As a side note, I've found many job boards that have a "remote" filter, but not many that allow you to filter for "no remote".
Copilot on windows and android can do Dall-E image generation; I don't see why it wouldn't be able to on iOS