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From looking at various HN comments working from home is appealing due to only one factor: personality. It appears economics, commute, child care issues, marti
by austincheney 6y ago
From looking at various HN comments working from home is appealing due to only one factor: personality. It appears economics, commute, child care issues, martial status, and other personal indicators are largely irrelevant. People that can handle being away from social interactions appear to love working from home while people who need social interaction do not regardless of whether all other personal indicators are stressors.
- wobbly_bush 6y agoOr perhaps those are the most vocal people. The other people might just be trying to wait things out instead of being particularly vocal about it.
- ZephyrBlu 6y agoIt seems like a lot of people try to boil this down to one thing, but I don't think there is a dominant reason for wanting to WFH. I can handle, and honestly prefer being alone most of the time, but WFH was not enjoyable for me. I prefer collaborating in person.