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> I found it way easier to goof around and not actually do work Why do you need someone to watch you in order to actually do your job? I work at a company whe
by superqd 9y ago
> I found it way easier to goof around and not actually do work
Why do you need someone to watch you in order to actually do your job? I work at a company where remote work is exceedingly common, almost half the company is remote, and those in the HQ city don't come in to the office everyday. We get amazing amounts of work done.
- RandallBrown 9y agoBecause everyone is different? I don't need someone watching me to get work done. I just find it easier to focus on work when I'm around other people doing the same thing.
- valuearb 9y agoIn a private office you are constantly around people doing the same thing. You have stand ups and meetings with them every day, you pair program when necessary. And you still have a door so you can focus when necessary without your field of vision constantly full of motion. If you have trouble getting things done in a private office environment either you had bad management that would have been worse in an open floor plan, or you are an edge case no work environment should be catered for.
- dzhiurgis 9y agoIDK if you've noticed, but everyone in the office tend to sync into tomato intervals. 15 minutes of crunch follows 5 minutes of chatter, repeat
- maxxxxx 9y agoSome people are wired for remote work and some aren't. For me it's perfect but I know a lot of people who can't work alone.
- hackerfromthefu 9y agoAnd different jobs have different needs. For me an open office is often ok, but for best results when I'm doing deep architectural and or complex development work, then peace quiet and many hours without interruption let me enter and maintain my zone of peak focus and concentration and achieve 200%+ results at that kind of work.