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THE VERDICT

Should remote work be a right?

Debated on August 11, 2026
YES86%
NO14%
YES NO No opinion

The owl's take

A very broad verdict: 86 % believe remote work should be a right, against 14 % opposed and no undecided voters.

Women are almost unanimous. Men also support the measure but supply most of the opposition: the round's only gender gap, and it concerns scale rather than direction.

By age, agreement is total among the 13-17s, the 45-54s, the 55-64s and the over-65s. Only the 18-24s show a dissenting minority. Notably, the brackets furthest from the labour market, at both ends, are the most supportive.

The debate backs the vote with concrete arguments: more freedom to organise your time, less time spent commuting, better balance between professional and personal life. The thread's best-received voice also lists the trade-offs: less contact with colleagues, and jobs that simply cannot be done remotely.

That limit is precisely what structures the exchange. The objection, stated in English, fits in one line: it varies, jobs aren't the same. Another voice from the majority camp takes it up as its own, conceding that some roles make it impossible.

The reply does not deny the objection, it narrows its scope: the vast majority of office jobs can be done at a distance, and it is then for each company to set the appropriate number of days. The thread converges on a right of variable geometry rather than a uniform rule.

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