I wouldn't want to be a manager in this age of work from home. It seems as though it's very much a case-by-case basis as to whether one's job can be done from home without some big drawbacks, and employees don't always agree with their employers on that point. We're so early in this new world of zoom and remote work I don't think anyone has any solid answers on this, and that's before considering the implications of AI that are just beginning to show their teeth. As a taxpayer I'm for whatever saves money while maintaining levels of service, or elevates levels of service without increasing costs.
I know everyone likes to point out the great employees that can be lost by forcing them back into the office, but sometimes there's more than the task at hand to consider. For example: Those great employees can end up being de facto leaders, establish a positive culture, teach others around them, are valuable in face-to-face meetings, etc... All that may seem burdensome and distracting to the employee who just wants to complete their tasks but provides immense value to the organization.
What I do know with some certainty is that the parking lots, half-empty buildings and the broken street grid on the westside of downtown are bad for downtown and bad for Lansing. The fact that the governor fought the Park Michigan proposal in favor of retaining parking lots, in the post-COVID era no less, is a slap in the city's face. Something has to give.
....To add a couple of unrelated items: The City Pulse had a couple of stories this week on local businesses, one old (Paramount Coffee), and one new (a new cafe in the old Belen Flowers building on Ionia St)
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I know everyone likes to point out the great employees that can be lost by forcing them back into the office, but sometimes there's more than the task at hand to consider. For example: Those great employees can end up being de facto leaders, establish a positive culture, teach others around them, are valuable in face-to-face meetings, etc... All that may seem burdensome and distracting to the employee who just wants to complete their tasks but provides immense value to the organization.
What I do know with some certainty is that the parking lots, half-empty buildings and the broken street grid on the westside of downtown are bad for downtown and bad for Lansing. The fact that the governor fought the Park Michigan proposal in favor of retaining parking lots, in the post-COVID era no less, is a slap in the city's face. Something has to give.
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/from-farm-to-cup-inside-lansings-oldest-coffee-roaster,189244
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/floral-themed-cafe-honors-historic-buildings-past,186360