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Why would I drive somewhere to play table tennis with coworkers?

sunsipples 6y ago
it wouldn't be coworkers in a perfect world. employer rents a desk/office in a larger facility (or multiple) and allows office working staff to travel less. like a gym membership. sign up to one, use any of the same companies gyms. but with a desk or office, you can book ahead. no central office with people commuting 40+ mins each way, less need for public transport, could also lower cost of renting an entire building/parking/insurance etc I can work from home for the most part but would be nice to be able to take 10-15 minutes to walk or ride to an office and use the resources of an office. and play table tennis
- ghaff 6y ago
  Eh. An office has almost no facilities I don't have in my home office. And I don't like gyms; I'd rather walk outside.
  - sunsipples 6y ago
    i live in a country where suburbia has pretty average internet (compared to work) and uploading technical shit takes me significantly longer. I can work from home but a change in scenery for me is needed every so often and working from home messes with my being at home time, it feels like living and working in the same place (duh) which I can't do constantly. during the lock down I worked from home for the most part but each week would work from our holiday house, just because it's different.
f6v 6y ago
To break daily routine? I find it dull when I do exactly the same thing day after day.
- davidbanham 6y ago
  Yeah but you can do something better than playing table tennis with the people who happen to work for the same company as you. Take a dance class. Become a volunteer firefighter. Deliver meals to the elderly. Join a choir. Play darts down the pub. Join an ultimate frisbee team. Lots of people like offices for the social connection. That’s cool, but if you can’t get that social connection outside an office it’s a problem you should do some work on.
  - f6v 6y ago
    You could as well live in mountains and meditate all day instead of working. I hope you agree that's all pretty subjective.
    - davidbanham 6y ago
      I’m not trying to make a statement about the relative subjective value of each activity. I’m trying to make the point that in order to build resilience and capacity into your social life it’s important to have a diversity of connections. If your entire social world would be brought undone by losing a job, that’s a problem.
      - citizenkeen 6y ago
        Oh man, this is so true. I hate when people bring coworkers to hobbies, because then their work drama shows up elsewhere. I had an RPG player call me in tears because another player had fired them and they didn't feel coming to RPG night anymore. My coworkers are good for the occasional beer and that's about all I'll ever ask of them.

it wouldn't be coworkers in a perfect world. employer rents a desk/office in a larger facility (or multiple) and allows office working staff to travel less. like a gym membership. sign up to one, use any of the same companies gyms. but with a desk or office, you can book ahead. no central office with people commuting 40+ mins each way, less need for public transport, could also lower cost of renting an entire building/parking/insurance etc I can work from home for the most part but would be nice to be able to take 10-15 minutes to walk or ride to an office and use the resources of an office. and play table tennis

ghaff 6y ago
Eh. An office has almost no facilities I don't have in my home office. And I don't like gyms; I'd rather walk outside.
- sunsipples 6y ago
  i live in a country where suburbia has pretty average internet (compared to work) and uploading technical shit takes me significantly longer. I can work from home but a change in scenery for me is needed every so often and working from home messes with my being at home time, it feels like living and working in the same place (duh) which I can't do constantly. during the lock down I worked from home for the most part but each week would work from our holiday house, just because it's different.

f6v 6y ago

To break daily routine? I find it dull when I do exactly the same thing day after day.

davidbanham 6y ago
Yeah but you can do something better than playing table tennis with the people who happen to work for the same company as you. Take a dance class. Become a volunteer firefighter. Deliver meals to the elderly. Join a choir. Play darts down the pub. Join an ultimate frisbee team. Lots of people like offices for the social connection. That’s cool, but if you can’t get that social connection outside an office it’s a problem you should do some work on.
- f6v 6y ago
  You could as well live in mountains and meditate all day instead of working. I hope you agree that's all pretty subjective.
  - davidbanham 6y ago
    I’m not trying to make a statement about the relative subjective value of each activity. I’m trying to make the point that in order to build resilience and capacity into your social life it’s important to have a diversity of connections. If your entire social world would be brought undone by losing a job, that’s a problem.
    - citizenkeen 6y ago
      Oh man, this is so true. I hate when people bring coworkers to hobbies, because then their work drama shows up elsewhere. I had an RPG player call me in tears because another player had fired them and they didn't feel coming to RPG night anymore. My coworkers are good for the occasional beer and that's about all I'll ever ask of them.