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Always when I read "may hurt your career" I think: what career? Do I even have one? Do I even want one? But I guess I might misunderstand the term anyway.

• ravenstine 10y ago
  I don't really view what I do as a career anymore. Then again, maybe my definition of career is not the norm. I don't identify myself by my job, and perhaps I'm one of those lucky people who actually enjoys what they do in exchange for money. Still, I am not beholden to my career, and I couldn't be paid all the money in the world to do something that I don't believe in doing. If I feel it's best to work from home, I'm going to do so and if my employer doesn't like it, well, there are plenty of other places that value employee happiness and product over process. Beyond the fact that most people don't understand the work that I do, I hesitate to talk about a "career" as if it's something I have to cling to and have to be careful of hurting. Life may be short, but we often lose perspective of how easy modern life is, in general. Some people have the short end of the stick, and I've had it a few times in my life. But rather than obtaining a career, I'd much rather obtain the ability to give my occupation the middle-finger and just do something else without batting an eye. As far as working from home vs the office, to me it's not about one or the other. With the amount of isolation we have in the modern world, the office can be a more positive force for healthy social interaction than it once was. But sometimes I want to work in the solitude of my home while being able to do a few chores, eat ice cream, etc., while my Docker image gets built. I usually choose to work at home when I especially enjoy what I am working on but am just sick of the office atmosphere. Other times, I have something I'm less interested in but need a "serious" environment for so I can better concentrate. For that, I choose the office. I really hope employers don't read more articles like this and take them the wrong way.