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Telecommuting has been around for decades—and big companies have never really been on board

Published: 3 March 2026

Remote work leapt into the public consciousness during the Covid-19 pandemic, when many jobs shifted to a fully remote model for public health reasons. However, the concept of telecommuting long predates the pandemic. “It was invented in the 1970s, for environmental reasons,” told La Presse.

But then, like now, many employers weren’t on board. “Large companies have always been opposed,” said the Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 鶹ýվ Desautels. “Many managers fear the idea of people working at home and think ‘that’s not how we work.’”

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