Work from home culture to continue post COVID-19 but technology has to improve: Bill Gates
Bill Gates says India did some "incredible things" in terms of using digital infrastructure to transfer money to poor people; says the year 2020 has been an eye-opening year for him as he got time to do "much more"
- Sep 24, 2020,
- Updated Sep 24, 2020 12:45 PM IST
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said that work from home culture will remain prevalent even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Gates said that the WFH has worked well for some people and hoped that it would continue post-pandemic too.
"But once this pandemic ends, we will rethink on what percentage of time we spend in offices... 20, 30, 50 per cent. Lots of companies will expect their employees to spend well below 50 per cent of their time in offices and maybe the rest of the companies will go the normal way," Gates said during an online business summit held by The Economic Times.
Talking about his own experience, Gates said he it's an eye-opening year for him as he got time to do "much more". The billionaire said he has not travelled throughout the year amid COVID-19 pandemic-led restrictions across the world.
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said that work from home culture will remain prevalent even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Gates said that the WFH has worked well for some people and hoped that it would continue post-pandemic too.
"But once this pandemic ends, we will rethink on what percentage of time we spend in offices... 20, 30, 50 per cent. Lots of companies will expect their employees to spend well below 50 per cent of their time in offices and maybe the rest of the companies will go the normal way," Gates said during an online business summit held by The Economic Times.
Talking about his own experience, Gates said he it's an eye-opening year for him as he got time to do "much more". The billionaire said he has not travelled throughout the year amid COVID-19 pandemic-led restrictions across the world.