Working From Home Has More Negatives Than Positives: Netflix Head
Sep. 20, 2020The ongoingCOVID-19 pandemichas forced most of the global population to work from home. Whilemany people are in favorof this new normal, the Netflix chief, Reed Hastings thinks that working from home has more negatives than positives.
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Reed Hastings, the founder and the chairman of thedigital streaming behemothtalked about the effects of working from home. He said that the concept of working from home is safe, buthas a lot more negative effects compared to the positives.
Upon asking about the benefits of working from home, theNetflixboss said,“No. I don’t see any positives. Not being able to get together in person, particularly internationally, is a pure negative”.
However, he also mentioned that he was quite impressed by the sacrifices that people working from home are making to adapt to the new norm.
“I’ve been super-impressed at people’s sacrifices.”, added Hastings.
However, Hastings stated that the company’s 8,600 employees will continue to work from their homes until they all receive a government-approved vaccine for the virus. He also predicts thatmost people will work from home at least one day in a week even after the pandemic gets over.
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