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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2017 · 23 MIN

Is Working From Home Too Good to Be True?

from Game Plan · host Bloomberg

Letting employees occasionally work from home makes them happy, can save companies money and there's research to suggest it could help close the gender pay gap. But some companies, like IBM, say remote work encourages habits that hurt collaboration, innovation and productivity. Last month the company told hundreds of thousands of employees they had to report to headquarters. So what's the future of work? Guest Christopher Mims, a technology columnist and a 10-year veteran of working from home, explains why he believes companies can't curb the trend of working from a distance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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