I would also say that even for people that can work remotely, low income may mean worse environment for work at home. Even with three kids I was able to quickly repurpose one of the rooms for home office and get everything needed to work comfortably from home.
As my wife does not need to work we have less problem with kids staying at home. This is currently mostly discussion how to provide healthy environment for them to grow. I know colleagues at work who are not as fortunate and have to share same space with kids with no breather and it is putting a very visible strain on them.
> I would also say that even for people that can work remotely, low income may mean worse environment for work at home. Even with three kids I was able to quickly repurpose one of the rooms for home office and get everything needed to work comfortably from home.
I would think that working from home all the time as a matter of course (as opposed to being forced to, like during a pandemic) would allow lower income people to live further from the expensive cities and, arguably, in much better conditions.
I know that if I could WFH full time I could move to the suburbs (or even to a smaller city) and live in a house bigger and cheaper than my current flat.
It is different when you plan for it and when you are forced to do it.
I actually always wanted to work from home full time and have already worked for 2 years on a contract working fully from home (showing up at the office once per two or three months).
If I knew I would not be at a significant disadvantage searching for WFH contracts vs being available in a major city center I would gladly move outside city. I have three kids and I need to take into account that once I move outside city it might not be possible to move back.
That is a good point. There is a big difference between being forced to work from home, and choosing to work from home. In my case, I've actually been wanting to work from home for a while, and was already preparing for it in some ways, so being forced to work from home was not a hardship at all, but if you aren't prepared for it, I imagine it would be a lot harder.
As my wife does not need to work we have less problem with kids staying at home. This is currently mostly discussion how to provide healthy environment for them to grow. I know colleagues at work who are not as fortunate and have to share same space with kids with no breather and it is putting a very visible strain on them.