Work-from-home isn’t as good and other commentary

Lawyer: Work-From-Home Isn’t as Good

His Houston law firm opted largely against remote work this last year, John Zavitsanos brags at the New York Times, and it “paid off. In 2020, our revenue grew by 39 percent, but not because we cut costs. … We never cut staff members or salaries. … Instead, we hired eight new lawyers and picked up 75 clients.” Fact is, “in a remote-work setting, we never matched the team creativity and production we had taken for granted at our office”; Zoom “was just no comparison” to in-person contact. They took precautions and made exceptions, and “our people said they were largely delighted to be back.” His advice: Don’t “adopt a better-safe-than-sorry mentality without balancing the pros and cons.” Pandemic journal: Unions’ Vax/Mask Hypocrisy