The rise and fall of teleworking. Until a few years ago, it seemed like the panacea for all ills: it reduced costs, drove away unbearable colleagues, saved families. And instead now turn around. As it turns out, working from home isn't all that productive.
Even Yahoo noticed it. Marissa Meyer, CEO of the US giant, has said an end to the era of teleworking: when she arrives at the office, she wants to see everyone in the face.
The armchair at home has become too comfortable, bordering on soporific. Corporate bosses, to be honest, are concerned about the excessive distance from their employees, who no longer feel the boss breathing down his neck. But it's not just a question of control. Crossing the threshold of one's home also means accessing the so-called networking, now a founding pillar of working relationships: in the office, even a coffee break can be essential for forging new professional relationships and coming up with new ideas.
In Italy, however, we cannot speak of a decline in teleworking. Also and above all because there has never been an ascent. Whiteflies working at home, in Italy, are – at best – 5 percent (Smart Working Observatory of the School of management of the Milan Polytechnic.
