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> It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change Honestly, this is a very patronising view. I understand that a lot of people he

by tazjin 6y ago

> It largely correlated with things like tech literacy and being open to change Honestly, this is a very patronising view. I understand that a lot of people here are strong permanent WFH advocates, but it doesn't fit everyone. My home setup is pretty good and I'll still be first in line for getting back to the office for a variety of reasons - and there's many others like me. If you think that means I'm less "tech literate" and not as "open to change" then that's your perogative.

JohnClark1337 6y ago
I would have thought a big part would be people like me who like a good separation between work and home life. When I'm at work I work, when I'm home I don't want to think about work.
bpicolo 6y ago
I agree. I fundamentally don't enjoy working in my home. Making the best of it while I can, and my productivity is fine, but it's taxing. I worked for a year and a half remotely a few years prior to the pandemic, and decided I did not enjoy it. I don't think that makes me resistant to change - I just consider it a change for the worse.
- ghaff 6y ago
  It's totally reasonable that some people prefer a hard separation between home and work, as well as the social aspect of an office. Although, at many work places, I expect the latter is going to be much diminished for a very long time if not forever at many company offices as many employees shift to remote either entirely or for a significant portion of the time.
- sokoloff 6y ago
  I wonder how much of the pain of today’s impromptu WFH is that there literally isn’t much else available to bring joy and distraction. Am I working more because there isn’t a good separation between work and home or because everything fun is closed? Even with working more and having a fairly short commute (20-25min ea way), I find I have a lot more time for (solo) hobbies and tinkering. Losing 4 hours a week to commuting and probably another extra 3 to lunch (over quick lunches at home whenever I want) adds up pretty quickly. I expected to hate WFH, but I like it a surprisingly large amount.

by tazjin 6y ago

JohnClark1337 6y ago

I would have thought a big part would be people like me who like a good separation between work and home life. When I'm at work I work, when I'm home I don't want to think about work.

bpicolo 6y ago

I agree. I fundamentally don't enjoy working in my home. Making the best of it while I can, and my productivity is fine, but it's taxing. I worked for a year and a half remotely a few years prior to the pandemic, and decided I did not enjoy it. I don't think that makes me resistant to change - I just consider it a change for the worse.

ghaff 6y ago
It's totally reasonable that some people prefer a hard separation between home and work, as well as the social aspect of an office. Although, at many work places, I expect the latter is going to be much diminished for a very long time if not forever at many company offices as many employees shift to remote either entirely or for a significant portion of the time.
sokoloff 6y ago
I wonder how much of the pain of today’s impromptu WFH is that there literally isn’t much else available to bring joy and distraction. Am I working more because there isn’t a good separation between work and home or because everything fun is closed? Even with working more and having a fairly short commute (20-25min ea way), I find I have a lot more time for (solo) hobbies and tinkering. Losing 4 hours a week to commuting and probably another extra 3 to lunch (over quick lunches at home whenever I want) adds up pretty quickly. I expected to hate WFH, but I like it a surprisingly large amount.