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My social life does not intersect much with my work life. Do you perhaps live alone in a small apartment? I can see how working from home could be tough on a

My social life does not intersect much with my work life. Do you perhaps live alone in a small apartment? I can see how working from home could be tough on a situation like that. I live with my family, in a house, with a garden, and I absolute abhor the idea of resuming a daily commute. I hate our office, and I love my home. I am definitely no “social butterfly”, though.

gmtx725 6y ago
My office is a wework so it's literally like 1000 times better than my shitty apartment. I just have to worry about so much less at the office. Free barista coffee, washing up and cleaning done for you so you're not messing up your workspace. I miss it a lot.
- polskibus 6y ago
  isn't wework an unsustainable business that will shutdown pretty soon?
  - ci5er 6y ago
    That isn't clear yet. Money in/out this month was about 80%/target, so they may pull a rabbit out of a hat.
    - reificator 6y ago
      > Money in/out this month was about 80%/target, so they may pull a rabbit out of a hat. During the middle of a worldwide lockdown? The only explanation I can imagine is a substantial decrease in operating costs due to disuse, but that doesn't strike me as enough to offset the cost of rent. What am I missing here?
      - ci5er 6y ago
        I don't know! I just gave their topline reported results. EDIT: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/wework-says-its-paid-80-of-its-rents-ramps-up-for-legal-battle-with-softbank-104367 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/wework-says-its-...
jumbopapa 6y ago
I think I overall enjoy WFH, that said, my quality of life would be greatly improved if I lived in a larger home rather than my one bedroom apartment. I've seen some people predict that a surge in home buying may follow the pandemic because people will realize how much better off they would have been in a larger space. I will go ahead and move into a 2 bedroom in the next few months to allow me to have a more private office space.
- ghaff 6y ago
  I suspect that a fair number of people will be rethinking downtown all I need is somewhere to sleep housing choices when their lease renewals come up.
gregf 6y ago
I live in a small apartment with my dog. I don't get out enough, it does make you depressed after a while. Luckily I have a some friends that work from home in the area. We take turns going to each other's house for the work day. Gives you a change of scenery while you work, and someone to interact with while working. Although a lot of it is sitting in silence in the same room, just having another human around can boost your mood. At least for me this does wonders.
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gmtx725 6y ago

My office is a wework so it's literally like 1000 times better than my shitty apartment. I just have to worry about so much less at the office. Free barista coffee, washing up and cleaning done for you so you're not messing up your workspace. I miss it a lot.

polskibus 6y ago
isn't wework an unsustainable business that will shutdown pretty soon?
- ci5er 6y ago
  That isn't clear yet. Money in/out this month was about 80%/target, so they may pull a rabbit out of a hat.
  - reificator 6y ago
    > Money in/out this month was about 80%/target, so they may pull a rabbit out of a hat. During the middle of a worldwide lockdown? The only explanation I can imagine is a substantial decrease in operating costs due to disuse, but that doesn't strike me as enough to offset the cost of rent. What am I missing here?
    - ci5er 6y ago
      I don't know! I just gave their topline reported results. EDIT: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/wework-says-its-paid-80-of-its-rents-ramps-up-for-legal-battle-with-softbank-104367 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/wework-says-its-...

jumbopapa 6y ago

I think I overall enjoy WFH, that said, my quality of life would be greatly improved if I lived in a larger home rather than my one bedroom apartment. I've seen some people predict that a surge in home buying may follow the pandemic because people will realize how much better off they would have been in a larger space. I will go ahead and move into a 2 bedroom in the next few months to allow me to have a more private office space.

ghaff 6y ago
I suspect that a fair number of people will be rethinking downtown all I need is somewhere to sleep housing choices when their lease renewals come up.

gregf 6y ago

I live in a small apartment with my dog. I don't get out enough, it does make you depressed after a while. Luckily I have a some friends that work from home in the area. We take turns going to each other's house for the work day. Gives you a change of scenery while you work, and someone to interact with while working. Although a lot of it is sitting in silence in the same room, just having another human around can boost your mood. At least for me this does wonders.

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