Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes

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nothercastle•about 3 hours ago

Most of these people don’t need to be in office. Very few people actually touch or need to be near the product

pjmlp•about 3 hours ago

Worse is having to come into the office just to do team calls with the rest of the team, distributed around the globe.

But hey, butt in the chair means work, right?

I get this doesn't work for all professionals, it is abused by some, but lets not pretend being in the office is some productivity magic, while at the same time everything gets offshored.

steve1977•about 2 hours ago

Let's go to the open space office, so I can not only do my Teams meetings there, but also disturb (and get disturbed by) my other colleagues, who are also doing their Teams meetings there.

homeonthemtn•about 1 hour ago

Sorry can you say that again? There's a lot of background noise

aeternum•about 2 hours ago

Any job that can be done without needing to actually touch or be near the product should be done by AI and not with humans.

miksuko•about 1 hour ago

Suicide hotlines don't require the operator to touch or be near the caller, but I still don't think it should be done by AI.

toomuchtodo•about 4 hours ago

Evidence that success is possible as it relates to worker rights and improved working conditions.

ang_cire•about 3 hours ago

It's hard to fly an airplane in the office.

steve1977•about 2 hours ago

Predator and Reaper aircrews would disagree.

Ok, office might be a bit of a stretch.

toomuchtodo•about 1 hour ago

Saab unveils new uncrewed combat air system concept - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49410106 - August 2026

toomuchtodo•about 3 hours ago

Jobs that can be done remotely can be done remotely.

Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes

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