IT’S TIME TO CHANGE THE WORD “OFFICE” IN THE DICTIONARIES

HELP ME TO COLLECT 1 MILLION SIGNATURES READ, SIGN, AND SHARE THE PETITION

OPEN MANIFESTO - ONLY TOGETHER CAN WE COMPLETE IT -

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED AND SO HAS THE WAY WE WORK..
HOWEVER MANY EMPLOYERS ARE DEMANDING THAT WE GO BACK TO THE OFFICE OR WE WILL LOSE OUR JOBS. THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING HOW POSITIVELY "WORKING FROM HOME/ANYWHERE" HAS IMPACTED SO MANY OF US, DESPITE SEEING THE INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE AND REVENUE FOR THEIR COMPANIES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. SO WHY ARE THEY MAKING US GO BACK?

2022 HAS BEEN THE YEAR OF TRAVELING, GOING OUT,
EXPERIENCING, CONNECTING.
2023 WILL BE THE YEAR OF PRIORITIES, WHERE WE CHOOSE HOW WE WANT TO LIVE & WORK AND WE GIVE MORE SPACE FOR WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN OUR LIVES.

THE REALITY IS, THANKS TO REMOTE WORK, WE GOT BACK OUR TIME, OUR RELATIONSHIPS, OUR HEALTH. WE BUILT GOOD HABITS, WE SPENT MORE TIME WITH OUR KIDS, WE CONNECTED WITH NATURE, WE EXPLORED THE WORLD, WE DISCOVERED NEW PASSIONS, WE MADE NEW FRIENDS. REMOTE WORK HAS BEEN A HUGE SOLUTION FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES WHO WERE FORCED TO GO TO THE OFFICE OR THEY WERE LIMITED IN CHOOSING A JOB. REMOTE WORK IS ALSO A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A DREAM JOB IN A DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHY FROM THEIR HOME.

MANY ARE DEBATING WHAT THE BEST SOLUTION IS: WORKING REMOTELY, GOING BACK TO THE OFFICE OR A HYBRID APPROACH? WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT EACH HAS ITS BENEFITS, BUT IT’S THOSE THAT IT AFFECTS THAT SHOULD BE LISTENED TO

SO IF OUR VOICES, IF OUR CONTENT, IF OUR SURVEYS ARE NOT ENOUGH, IT’S TIME TO UPDATE A WORD THAT SOUNDS SO OLD RIGHT NOW.

THE WORD “OFFICE”, IN ALL DICTIONARIES, IS DESCRIBED AS “A ROOM OR BUILDING WHERE PEOPLE WORK”.

FOR ME THE WORD OFFICE MUST GET A NEW, UPDATED DEFINITION.
BECAUSE FRANKLY, TODAY WE CAN DO THE SAME JOB FROM MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.

WE SHOULD LOOK TO THE PAST: WHERE ROMANS USED THE WORD "OFFICIUM" (=OFFICE) AS A SERVICE AND DUTY.
SO THE WORD OFFICE SHOULD BECOME A CONCEPT OF WORK, WHERE PEOPLE CAN WORK REMOTELY, IN TEAMS IN AN OFFSITE, IN VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, IN CO-WORKING SPACES AND OF COURSE STILL IN THOSE BUILDINGS WHERE ALL OF US USED TO GO EVERY DAY.

BUT ONE SINGLE VOICE ALONE WON’T MAKE THE CHANGE. WE NEED MORE VOICES AND WE NEED TO VOTE AND CHOOSE A DEFINITION THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO ALL DICTIONARY EDITORS IN THE WORLD.

WE HUMANS LIVE FOR PROGRESS. ONCE WE MOVE AHEAD IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GO BACK.

IN THE SECTION BELOW THIS PETITION, YOU CAN PROPOSE YOUR OWN DEFINITION TO BE VOTED ON. THE ONES THAT RECEIVE THE MOST VOTES WILL BE PITCHED TO DICTIONARY EDITORS.


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