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I have no desire to have a long term remote job. I want to work in the office. However, I've opted to be remote for a couple weeks after someone in the office t

I have no desire to have a long term remote job. I want to work in the office. However, I've opted to be remote for a couple weeks after someone in the office tested positive for COVID-19. My productivity is noticeably lower (for me at least). I would imagine such a radically different work environment would take time for anyone to adapt to.

input_sh 7y ago
I feel the same way. I need a change of environment in order to be fully productive. Whether it's a cafe next door or an office, doesn't matter as long as it's not my home.
- orion_uranus 7y ago
  Have you tried the library? Personally I noticed it help me if I did my usual routine but instead of going to work I'd go work at home. What I mean by this is that i'd wake up at my normal time, wear actual work clothes and fully prepare myself like I'd usually do going to the office. Gets my head in the right space.
  - znpy 7y ago
    > Have you tried the library? I tried that but quite frankly, it's enormously dangerous: libraries are not meant to be a workplace and as such, for example, there (usually) is an explicit exclusion of responsibility in case of stolen goods. Basically, if you work from the library and your work laptop gets stolen, it's only your fault, cannot blame on anyone else. And that's right, in my opinion. At least coworking spaces usually provide some kind of storage (lockers for example).
    - texasbigdata 7y ago
      Maybe I'm paranoid but I never leave my laptop behind in the car or in a coffee shop to go to the bathroom. Given how much access you might have to different systems.... Could be very painful. Maybe that's psycho. But would do the same at the library.
  - JoeAltmaier 7y ago
    My library is a no-go in my opinion. They have meeting rooms, sure, but each 6-8-person room is occupied by one college student studying alone. So its share a table with strangers or nothing.
    - EForEndeavour 7y ago
      Do they not have communal tables out in the open?
      - JoeAltmaier 7y ago
        So, its sit at a table shared with strangers.
mcv 7y ago
I prefer to sit with my team[0]. Better, more spontaneous communication, and better team spirit. It's fun to have lunch together. But considering the circumstances, I can totally understand working remote. I'm doing it today for different reasons, but I'm seriously considering doing it next week because of Corona. [0] Which is a problem at my current office where all desks are officially flex, which means anyone can sit anywhere.
JackPoach 7y ago
Same here. I stayed at home and worked remotely for one day last week. I've done about 30% of my regular workload. Granted, I was seek and I am in a management position, overseeing 20+ employees, but still.
- texasbigdata 7y ago
  I am wondering what your home set up is. A few years ago I built a full mirror setup of my work environment at home (the hardware) and that decrease in friction really helped with the mental ability to get started and in the 'flow'.

input_sh 7y ago

I feel the same way. I need a change of environment in order to be fully productive. Whether it's a cafe next door or an office, doesn't matter as long as it's not my home.

orion_uranus 7y ago
Have you tried the library? Personally I noticed it help me if I did my usual routine but instead of going to work I'd go work at home. What I mean by this is that i'd wake up at my normal time, wear actual work clothes and fully prepare myself like I'd usually do going to the office. Gets my head in the right space.
- znpy 7y ago
  > Have you tried the library? I tried that but quite frankly, it's enormously dangerous: libraries are not meant to be a workplace and as such, for example, there (usually) is an explicit exclusion of responsibility in case of stolen goods. Basically, if you work from the library and your work laptop gets stolen, it's only your fault, cannot blame on anyone else. And that's right, in my opinion. At least coworking spaces usually provide some kind of storage (lockers for example).
  - texasbigdata 7y ago
    Maybe I'm paranoid but I never leave my laptop behind in the car or in a coffee shop to go to the bathroom. Given how much access you might have to different systems.... Could be very painful. Maybe that's psycho. But would do the same at the library.
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago
  My library is a no-go in my opinion. They have meeting rooms, sure, but each 6-8-person room is occupied by one college student studying alone. So its share a table with strangers or nothing.
  - EForEndeavour 7y ago
    Do they not have communal tables out in the open?
    - JoeAltmaier 7y ago
      So, its sit at a table shared with strangers.

mcv 7y ago

I prefer to sit with my team[0]. Better, more spontaneous communication, and better team spirit. It's fun to have lunch together. But considering the circumstances, I can totally understand working remote. I'm doing it today for different reasons, but I'm seriously considering doing it next week because of Corona. [0] Which is a problem at my current office where all desks are officially flex, which means anyone can sit anywhere.

JackPoach 7y ago

Same here. I stayed at home and worked remotely for one day last week. I've done about 30% of my regular workload. Granted, I was seek and I am in a management position, overseeing 20+ employees, but still.

texasbigdata 7y ago
I am wondering what your home set up is. A few years ago I built a full mirror setup of my work environment at home (the hardware) and that decrease in friction really helped with the mental ability to get started and in the 'flow'.