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I've worked remotely most my life but as a new parent...I really want an office.

untog 6y ago
As a (not quite so new) parent I really want a coworking space that's a five minute walk from my apartment. That way I can do school dropoffs and pickups so much more easily. In my dreams expanded remote work means lots more coworking spaces popping up. I know, I'm a dreamer...
- ghaff 6y ago
  I assume there will be plenty of co-working spaces at least in cities. But, at least so long as the company has an office you could go into, I wouldn't expect they'd reimburse you for it. Some companies will do this but, in my experience, it's only if there is no company office in a city.
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redisman 6y ago
You mean a dedicated office at home or you want to get out of the house? For me it's given me a much greater appreciation for working from home as I can be with the kid all day rather than outsource that for the majority of her waking hours.
- conanbatt 6y ago
  If you are with the kid you are not working
  - TigeriusKirk 6y ago
    Worked fine for centuries. We have been living in a historically abnormal time.
    - rightbyte 6y ago
      Millenia is the proper magnitude I believe.
rainyMammoth 6y ago
so you want an office to "escape" your family and daily life? It's sad but I would bet that's the case for a significant amount of parents and husbands.
- alarge 6y ago
  You've already been voted down, so not sure how much I'd add to this, but... Wanting to have an office outside the home doesn't mean you are trying to escape - it means you are trying to establish the conditions for maximizing your productivity. Where you can work uninterrupted for long stretches of time - and even when you are interrupted, it is likely less of a context switch than the various daily interactions, temptations, and chores that happen while at home. On a tangential note - my major complaint about the currently popular "open office plan" setup is that it has flipped the productivity curve for me. I go into the office for all the team interactions. When I need to get work done, I work from home (and hope for a day of minimal interruptions).
- conanbatt 6y ago
  Concentration work and being around a toddler are incompatible activities. If you do wish to pay me to take care of my own kid I will certainly consider doing more of the latter and less of the former!

As a (not quite so new) parent I really want a coworking space that's a five minute walk from my apartment. That way I can do school dropoffs and pickups so much more easily. In my dreams expanded remote work means lots more coworking spaces popping up. I know, I'm a dreamer...

ghaff 6y ago
I assume there will be plenty of co-working spaces at least in cities. But, at least so long as the company has an office you could go into, I wouldn't expect they'd reimburse you for it. Some companies will do this but, in my experience, it's only if there is no company office in a city.
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redisman 6y ago

You mean a dedicated office at home or you want to get out of the house? For me it's given me a much greater appreciation for working from home as I can be with the kid all day rather than outsource that for the majority of her waking hours.

conanbatt 6y ago
If you are with the kid you are not working
- TigeriusKirk 6y ago
  Worked fine for centuries. We have been living in a historically abnormal time.
  - rightbyte 6y ago
    Millenia is the proper magnitude I believe.

rainyMammoth 6y ago

so you want an office to "escape" your family and daily life? It's sad but I would bet that's the case for a significant amount of parents and husbands.

alarge 6y ago
You've already been voted down, so not sure how much I'd add to this, but... Wanting to have an office outside the home doesn't mean you are trying to escape - it means you are trying to establish the conditions for maximizing your productivity. Where you can work uninterrupted for long stretches of time - and even when you are interrupted, it is likely less of a context switch than the various daily interactions, temptations, and chores that happen while at home. On a tangential note - my major complaint about the currently popular "open office plan" setup is that it has flipped the productivity curve for me. I go into the office for all the team interactions. When I need to get work done, I work from home (and hope for a day of minimal interruptions).
conanbatt 6y ago
Concentration work and being around a toddler are incompatible activities. If you do wish to pay me to take care of my own kid I will certainly consider doing more of the latter and less of the former!