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I don't like wfh because I don't like being all alone at home all day. But my preference for office hinges upon the presence of other people in office too! That

I don't like wfh because I don't like being all alone at home all day. But my preference for office hinges upon the presence of other people in office too! That's why I encourage everyone to come to office and work.

mnm1 7y ago
That's so incredibly selfish. Why not get friends outside of work?
- TomMarius 7y ago
  He said encourage, not force. That's not selfish at all.
  - ghaff 7y ago
    At least if the person has any authority/influence, "encourage" in a work context means something different than my encouraging you to try out a new TV show.
    - TomMarius 7y ago
      It doesn't. Encouraging is positively motivating someone, nothing wrong about that.
      - ghaff 7y ago
        If someone in authority "encourages" you to work from the office, that isn't a positive motivation. It's a "polite" order.
        TomMarius 7y ago
        No, it's not. That's an order. You're redefining the word to mean what you want. When my boss encouraged me to work from office, they said there will be pizza - where is the order in that?
- cameronbrown 7y ago
  These are not mutually exclusive. I can have friends outside of work and still feel lonely WFH all day. If you have a family, it can be the exact opposite (too many distractions). It is not selfish to need some degree of separation between work and life.
telesilla 7y ago
Perhaps find a good video chat solution, it's not safe to come to work right now and hopefully you'll find having chat gives you the sense of being with others that you need.
- dingo_bat 7y ago
  Of course the current situation demands wfh and I won't expect people to come to office at this time. I meant generally when we're not under the threat of viral infection.
chrisseaton 7y ago
> I don't like being all alone at home all day Why should other people come in just because you need entertainment? Maybe make some relationships outside work?
- cameronbrown 7y ago
  As I said in a sibling comment, these aren't mutually exclusive. We spend the majority of our lives at work -- spending that alone in my spare room/coffee shop/wherever just sounds like a nightmare long-term. I think as long as humans are social animals, remote working will stay niche and optional at best.
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  - Packofbezens 7y ago
    Social interaction in one's free time is a matter of preference - you can stay home alone, or ring up a friend and go for a coffee. Maybe eventually people can find a group of friends/acquaintances with which they can also hang out and have a coffee, while each tends to their own work?

mnm1 7y ago

That's so incredibly selfish. Why not get friends outside of work?

TomMarius 7y ago
He said encourage, not force. That's not selfish at all.
- ghaff 7y ago
  At least if the person has any authority/influence, "encourage" in a work context means something different than my encouraging you to try out a new TV show.
  - TomMarius 7y ago
    It doesn't. Encouraging is positively motivating someone, nothing wrong about that.
    - ghaff 7y ago
      If someone in authority "encourages" you to work from the office, that isn't a positive motivation. It's a "polite" order.
      - TomMarius 7y ago
        No, it's not. That's an order. You're redefining the word to mean what you want. When my boss encouraged me to work from office, they said there will be pizza - where is the order in that?
cameronbrown 7y ago
These are not mutually exclusive. I can have friends outside of work and still feel lonely WFH all day. If you have a family, it can be the exact opposite (too many distractions). It is not selfish to need some degree of separation between work and life.

telesilla 7y ago

Perhaps find a good video chat solution, it's not safe to come to work right now and hopefully you'll find having chat gives you the sense of being with others that you need.

dingo_bat 7y ago
Of course the current situation demands wfh and I won't expect people to come to office at this time. I meant generally when we're not under the threat of viral infection.

chrisseaton 7y ago

> I don't like being all alone at home all day Why should other people come in just because you need entertainment? Maybe make some relationships outside work?

cameronbrown 7y ago
As I said in a sibling comment, these aren't mutually exclusive. We spend the majority of our lives at work -- spending that alone in my spare room/coffee shop/wherever just sounds like a nightmare long-term. I think as long as humans are social animals, remote working will stay niche and optional at best.
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- Packofbezens 7y ago
  Social interaction in one's free time is a matter of preference - you can stay home alone, or ring up a friend and go for a coffee. Maybe eventually people can find a group of friends/acquaintances with which they can also hang out and have a coffee, while each tends to their own work?