the biggest benefits that i can think of regarding this are in transportation. that's less transportation time, less transportation costs and less pollution resulting from travelling. we produce a lot of carbon getting to work and back, and we waste upwards of 10% of our day on it. how necessary is that, really, if we're just sitting in front of a screen when we get to work?

there's other benefits. less child care costs, for example, which are a kind of a deadweight on the economy.

but, i think this is ultimately a carbon reduction strategy. and, it's one that offers a better quality of life or many.

www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-pitches-new-parental-leave-proposals-flexible-work-plan-1.3195987

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see, this is why people get so irritated by conservative propaganda. the guy suggests a policy for people to work at home more, and to provide for more flexible hours, and you jump to the most ridiculous and unlikely scenario: which is that everybody is going to request the graveyard shift. it's just idiotic.

most federal workplaces are not open overnight.