I think this part of the problem deserves a lot more attention. There is a social contract aspect to employment and that only works when all the players think things are fair.
It simply cannot be good for the health of the economy if lots of important jobs are undesirable because they can't be done remotely and, meanwhile, the remote workers are sitting on the beach.
I suppose the invisible hand can correct for this to some extent but I think WFH and work-life balance is probably more valuable to most than higher salary.
I think this part of the problem deserves a lot more attention. There is a social contract aspect to employment and that only works when all the players think things are fair.
It simply cannot be good for the health of the economy if lots of important jobs are undesirable because they can't be done remotely and, meanwhile, the remote workers are sitting on the beach.
I suppose the invisible hand can correct for this to some extent but I think WFH and work-life balance is probably more valuable to most than higher salary.