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Let's all work from home 1 or 2 days a week. But I suspect things still aren't bad enough to consider any changes.

by Tempest1981 10y ago

cmdrfred 10y ago
I heard a executive scream "but face time!" somewhere in the distance. Results only workplaces would make this possible but I don't see that happening.
- norea-armozel 10y ago
  I never understood the need for face time in positions that aren't sales and the like. When I write code it's mostly at my workstation without the need for chit-chat. And meetings I do have can be done over a Skype conference call or some shared whiteboard app. If anything, there needs to be a tax on employers who force tech workers to be in an office.
  - Tempest1981 10y ago
    Long commutes = workers arriving at work exhausted. Not a great way to start the day. The other day, I worked from home... Made coffee, and was coding away at 8am. By noon, I had a ton of work done. That never happens on a commute day.
    - norea-armozel 10y ago
      When I was stuck using the buses in Minneapolis to get to my job in Shoreview that was the hardest commute I've ever done. I just couldn't get much done. I was so tired.
stillworks 10y ago
I think that is the practical solution. Even public transit systems have to go suffer rush hours ! Capacity of a transit system be it public or individual will never match the load. If the employers only ask the employees to come in 2 days a week or only when necessary, there should be a significant improvement in the situation. This could be even tried as an experiment for a while to see how it plays out. I have been commuting in London for about 7 years now and I cry when I see how much the commute costs me and the sub-par service that I have to deal with on the services feeding into the main hub I have to get to to be able to use the tube. The tube service itself is not so bad but I cannot afford to live inside the zones where I only have to use TFL services. The best solution is for the companies in SV (or other major employment nerve centers) to realise that making all of your employees commute everyday into work is the root cause. Just chiming in here with this example since I have had the chance to use the VTA for about a month and I have first hand experience of a well established transit system i.e. London. I personally loved the VTA trams since very few people used them even in rush hour, they always travel at ground or above ground level (underground travel does get a bit depressing for me), effective air conditioning (never experienced a fart-attack although my time spent on VTA is very little), always get a seat and there's "free" Wifi. Most local coworkers who I knew there were driving and they were driving in early and leaving early to avoid the back up on 101 or the 280 routes. That's what I do on my commute on the public transport system even. But if everybody managed to learn that trick, then it's the same situation in the end.

Let's all work from home 1 or 2 days a week. But I suspect things still aren't bad enough to consider any changes.

I heard a executive scream "but face time!" somewhere in the distance. Results only workplaces would make this possible but I don't see that happening.

norea-armozel 10y ago
I never understood the need for face time in positions that aren't sales and the like. When I write code it's mostly at my workstation without the need for chit-chat. And meetings I do have can be done over a Skype conference call or some shared whiteboard app. If anything, there needs to be a tax on employers who force tech workers to be in an office.
- Tempest1981 10y ago
  Long commutes = workers arriving at work exhausted. Not a great way to start the day. The other day, I worked from home... Made coffee, and was coding away at 8am. By noon, I had a ton of work done. That never happens on a commute day.
  - norea-armozel 10y ago
    When I was stuck using the buses in Minneapolis to get to my job in Shoreview that was the hardest commute I've ever done. I just couldn't get much done. I was so tired.

stillworks 10y ago

I think that is the practical solution. Even public transit systems have to go suffer rush hours ! Capacity of a transit system be it public or individual will never match the load. If the employers only ask the employees to come in 2 days a week or only when necessary, there should be a significant improvement in the situation. This could be even tried as an experiment for a while to see how it plays out. I have been commuting in London for about 7 years now and I cry when I see how much the commute costs me and the sub-par service that I have to deal with on the services feeding into the main hub I have to get to to be able to use the tube. The tube service itself is not so bad but I cannot afford to live inside the zones where I only have to use TFL services. The best solution is for the companies in SV (or other major employment nerve centers) to realise that making all of your employees commute everyday into work is the root cause. Just chiming in here with this example since I have had the chance to use the VTA for about a month and I have first hand experience of a well established transit system i.e. London. I personally loved the VTA trams since very few people used them even in rush hour, they always travel at ground or above ground level (underground travel does get a bit depressing for me), effective air conditioning (never experienced a fart-attack although my time spent on VTA is very little), always get a seat and there's "free" Wifi. Most local coworkers who I knew there were driving and they were driving in early and leaving early to avoid the back up on 101 or the 280 routes. That's what I do on my commute on the public transport system even. But if everybody managed to learn that trick, then it's the same situation in the end.