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That would require a very special, intimate relationship with someone to work. There is no way I could have a random coworker/boss' mug staring at me all day to

• jrd79 7y ago
  Do you have a private office at work? It is like sitting in the same pod as a teammate. But I agree you wouldn't want it with a wife and girlfriend. Could get awkward with them both there.
  • overcast 7y ago
    It's really not like that at all. People aren't sitting right on top of you a foot away. If they are, I'm sorry.
  • poulsbohemian 7y ago
    >Do you have a private office at work? It is like sitting in the same pod as a teammate. And therein lies the problem: we should all have a private office wherever we work, preferably without crappy lighting and with suitable heat / cold temps and a comfortable chair and so forth. Instead we get open offices with the guy three feet away feasting away on his boogers all day and the guy next to us whose headphones leak noise everywhere. This is such an issue for me that it is one of the top five reasons why I went freelance - so that I can work in enjoyable professional settings with good hardware.
• poulsbohemian 7y ago
  > I wouldn't even want that with my wife/girlfriend. My partner moved in full time last year, such that we now share an office in addition to the rest of the house. We're coping, but it is honestly more problematic than I expected as we both are on the phone part of the day and need focused work time at other points. A 1984-style telescreen of some remote colleague staring at me all day work drive me nuts, but more power to the parent poster if it works for them.