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Most of my team wants to come to the office and is always super happy when they find a reason to do so. "Oh, I have to test this mobile device which only works

Most of my team wants to come to the office and is always super happy when they find a reason to do so. "Oh, I have to test this mobile device which only works in the office, can I come in today @ $manager?" And currently I am at the office together with one other person. Beats being alone at home. At least a few days per week. It's always so fun to be at the office with my coworkers and I am looking forward to them all coming back.

cblconfederate 6y ago
> Beats being alone at home. That's because they live alone at home, probably because they moved recently / immigrated / forced to live in bad cities. Post-pandemic, they will be able to move to a place where they are not alone. I think they'll take that option rather than alone at home/only social in the office.
- Mashimo 6y ago
  How does moving get me a flatmate?
  - phaemon 6y ago
    You move to a shared flat?
    - Mashimo 6y ago
      The only people who would still want to go back to an office are people who live in a city without friends and family, who would move and live with them, but would not move within the same city and live with new people? Sounds rather rare. I don't deny it but from just talking to work mates it seems more want to come back.
seanmcdirmid 6y ago
I think it is age based: younger workers crave the social interaction they get at the office, older workers see a huge advantage in getting more family time (and handling things like taking the kid to school) by working remote. Not universal of course, but I bet there is at least a correlation.
- Mashimo 6y ago
  After covid the kids being in Kindergarten / school again. I could imagine the parents want to be at the office some days.
  - seanmcdirmid 6y ago
    My kid’s daycare was interrupted for just a month. But being WFH has made it super simple to get him to and from daycare, whereas with a 40 minute commute, I wouldn’t be able to do it without getting the kid up fairly early.

cblconfederate 6y ago

> Beats being alone at home. That's because they live alone at home, probably because they moved recently / immigrated / forced to live in bad cities. Post-pandemic, they will be able to move to a place where they are not alone. I think they'll take that option rather than alone at home/only social in the office.

Mashimo 6y ago
How does moving get me a flatmate?
- phaemon 6y ago
  You move to a shared flat?
  - Mashimo 6y ago
    The only people who would still want to go back to an office are people who live in a city without friends and family, who would move and live with them, but would not move within the same city and live with new people? Sounds rather rare. I don't deny it but from just talking to work mates it seems more want to come back.

seanmcdirmid 6y ago

I think it is age based: younger workers crave the social interaction they get at the office, older workers see a huge advantage in getting more family time (and handling things like taking the kid to school) by working remote. Not universal of course, but I bet there is at least a correlation.

Mashimo 6y ago
After covid the kids being in Kindergarten / school again. I could imagine the parents want to be at the office some days.
- seanmcdirmid 6y ago
  My kid’s daycare was interrupted for just a month. But being WFH has made it super simple to get him to and from daycare, whereas with a 40 minute commute, I wouldn’t be able to do it without getting the kid up fairly early.