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I worked remote for two years for a large bank. There was an office right downtown, but I never used it. There were other people, though, who came into the offi
by beat 8y ago
I worked remote for two years for a large bank. There was an office right downtown, but I never used it. There were other people, though, who came into the office, even though they could do their jobs remotely. They liked the ritual of it, and the psychology of being able to say "Not at work now".
- notahacker 8y agoIt's one of the major reasons the workspace industry exists. Had a flatmate who had a beautiful big room in a usually empty house to run his one-man agency from and contracted all his developers remotely, but he bought himself a desk space with 30 minute commute as soon as he had the cashflow to do so. I guess it helped create an illusion of separation even when he was still emailing clients after getting home, and offered social interaction during the day as well as the evenings As for workers being forced to work remote by bigger companies, a colleague of mine who mostly worked from home because they closed her local office always insisted she much preferred the days she came into the London office, even though she seldom participated in office chat outside formal social events (even in the original office) and was very productive when working mostly at home. Had another friend who didn't mind the remote work one day a week because we don't have the space for all of you rota at all, but found it a bit weird since he was a quant at a major bank...