Corona’s office tune
- Kannan Somasundaram
- Oct 24, 2021, 20:04 IST IST
Once there was a clanging mix of gossip and prophecies about the next appraisal but now ...
A study has shown that Beethoven’s and Simon & Garfunkel’s make milch cows more productive. Perhaps the analgesic moo-sic persuades cows to shun udder waste of time, like scrolling through their friends’ posts on GrazeBook. If music can cause a spurt in cattle efficiency, can it milk a notorious herd called managers for all its worth?
As India and the world adjust to a new hybrid work culture, reports suggest that music is indeed a comforting accompanist at half-empty offices. Employees are turning to hardy classics such as Bob Dylan’s to water down the silence produced by Covid-era attendance rules. The office soundscape was once a clanging mix of gossip, deadline warnings, and prophecies about the next appraisal.
As India and the world adjust to a new hybrid work culture, reports suggest that music is indeed a comforting accompanist at half-empty offices. Employees are turning to hardy classics such as Bob Dylan’s to water down the silence produced by Covid-era attendance rules. The office soundscape was once a clanging mix of gossip, deadline warnings, and prophecies about the next appraisal.
