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A new poll shows that workers at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, or Google haven't seen their productivity suffer as they work from home amid the spread of coronavirus

The Seattle area is on high alert over the coronavirus and the large tech companies located there have asked their employees to work from home.

The poll consisted of 2,068 people who work at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Expedia, LinkedIn or Uber. Blind does not collect the identities of workers but it does verify that they have corporate email addresses at whichever employer they claim. Amazon and Facebook have each confirmed a case of the virus in Seattle. They have shut down certain office locations,Microsoft has not confirmed cases as of yet but has told employees in Seattle and San Francisco to work from home in accordance with guidance from King County health officials, where Microsoft is located. Kings County has confirmed 31 cases of theThe majority of tech workers polled said they were fairly satisfied with the measures their companies are taking to keep them safe.

 

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Working from home is for self-disciplined and well-motivated people only. If you are lazy, organizing your working day/space at home will be a big problem.

Work from home is for lazy people! And people who say they are more productive working from home are lying.

i wonder why o.o

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