<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Pajama-Clad Workforce]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A recent study <a href="http://prospect.org/article/telecommuters-playing-video-games-while-outworking-their-office-bound-colleagues" target="_self">found</a> that many telecommuters watch TV, do chores, and take naps while working from home. But they are also more productive than office workers. Yglesias is&#0160;<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/business/operations/2012/06/working_from_home_a_new_study_reveals_what_people_really_do_when_they_telecommute_.html" target="_self">unsurprised</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>[T]here is ... a compelling case to make that working at home makes people much more efficient, because it allows workers to take care of annoying little chores while still getting their jobs done. Remote working—at least&#0160;<em>occasional&#0160;</em>remote working—can be great precisely&#0160;<em>because&#0160;</em>of the<em>&#0160;</em>opportunity it affords to get a certain amount of non-work stuff done.</p> </blockquote>]]></html></oembed>