The dream of the techno-utopian workplace is dead. Remote work proved that digitizing the workplace isn t liberating, it s a company-controlled nightmare. insider@insider.com (Katya Schwenk)
When the pandemic hit, companies embraced remote work, especially as productivity began to increase.
Instead of investing in luxury office spaces, companies are investing in employee monitoring software to maintain a sense of control.
As companies put profit over workers, it is clear that technology in the workplace was never going to be liberating.
Katya Schwenk is a journalist writing about tech and surveillance.
This is an opinion article. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.