"Hold that thought. Before you swap suits for flip-flops, you should recognize that the future of work might not be what you pictured. An alternate future is taking shape, where geopolitics is shaping who works, the location of work, and the type of work. Driven by national security concerns and a proclivity to support "their" companies at the expense of "others," governments are reshaping the future of work."
"The first promise of remote work was that work could be democratized. More people from around the world could access jobs in a far more distributed model of talent and collaboration. Ideas flow across the world and organizations benefit from a more global intelligence. But that promise collides with geopolitical reality. Take the case of Apple. As the company started to move some of its manufacturing operations to India, it needed to hire workers at scale."
Remote work initially promised to democratize jobs by allowing people worldwide to access roles through distributed collaboration enabled by technology and connectivity. Companies and workers anticipated mixing work with preferred lifestyles and governments considered policies like digital nomad visas to support mobility. Geopolitical forces are now limiting that mobility by prioritizing national security and domestic economic interests. Corporate shifts in manufacturing and hiring, such as major relocations to new countries, encounter political friction over who may work onsite. Recalls of foreign engineers illustrate how labor mobility can be curtailed. The future of work is increasingly determined by geopolitics rather than technology alone.
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