Sam McBride: Working from home might suit people like me, but it is a privilege that short-changes younger workers

"One of the office's benefits is in forcing people to get to know each other"

"There was a time when working from home signified poverty. Subsistence farming, stitching a few garments or spinning yarn were never the occupations of the wealthy."

"But increasingly, working from home is a sign of middle-class privilege - and that privilege involves injustice elsewhere."

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One of the office's benefits is that it forces people to get to know each other. There was a time when working from home signified poverty. Subsistence farming, stitching a few garments or spinning yarn were never the occupations of the wealthy. Increasingly, working from home is a sign of middle-class privilege, and that privilege involves injustice elsewhere. The shift toward remote work reflects changing socio-economic patterns and alters who has access to flexibility and comfort. Remote-work privilege can conceal labour inequalities and redistribute burdens onto those required to work in person. Media channels invite audiences to stay up to date with the latest news.

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