If I can work from the airport, why can't I work from home?

I am working from the airport. This freedom is undefinable

As I write this text, I will spend the next 21 hours on a plane and in two airports. I need to write two posts, including this newsletter.

I decided to change this Friday's topic and focus on working from the airport. This freedom is undefinable. I didn't have to work extra hard the previous days to prepare the newsletter on time.

I took advantage of remote work, turned on my notebook, connected to the wi-fi, and started writing. If I can work from a crowded airport, with crying children, people running, and repeated announcements over the loudspeaker, among other adversities, why can't I work from home, a cafe, or a library?

I comprehend that there are tasks that would not be possible. If you're a journalist who needs to update a newspaper's homepage, it's impossible to work on movement. The news will happen and must be on the air immediately.

I am not advocating that everyone should work from the airport. I'm fascinated that some people can, which is my case. And the areas where that's impossible should have some flexibility.

Let's take the homepage editors of a prominent newspaper as an example. Depending on the company, they usually come in very early, between 5 am and 7 am. I've worked these hours, and I can attest: rarely happens some breaking news.

The first few hours are for checking if everything is ok, looking at the news on other sites, monitoring the audience, and structuring mobile notifications throughout the day.

This work could start from home, so the professional can arrive at a different time than 5 am or 7 am. After three or four hours, more people usually come in, and those at home can go to the newsroom.

There are numerous other possible scenarios. Give a few days 100% remote so that person doesn't have to come in every day so early. I guarantee it would make the employee satisfied.

Ah, but what about the day that a lot of breaking news happens?

I have the perfect formula: remember that amid the biggest news of our generation, the coronavirus pandemic, we all work remotely under adverse conditions, and no report failed to reach readers.

Flexibility is just a matter of wanting it. The reasons why many managers and companies don't want to implement I let for the next post.

I'm still at the airport. I'm going to start my second text.