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Something I've noticed without formal study is that people my age (college seniors and recent grads) don't like working from home. I was working at a new intern
by jjice 6y ago
Something I've noticed without formal study is that people my age (college seniors and recent grads) don't like working from home. I was working at a new internship (8 months, starting January 2020) and the initial working from home was draining, unmotivating, and a bit depressing (that's partially due to being alone during the start of the pandemic).
I thought I was in the minority because all of HN and Reddit seemed to love working from home, but as I spoke more to my peers about it, it seems like they didn't like it for the most part either. I believe that people who have families are more likely to prefer working from home because they have more contact with their loved ones, where as a single new grad has less contact with the people they know.
Now, to be fair, I'm a lot more open to remote work now that the pandemic is more handled since I can at least get some human interaction outside of work. If anything, the thought of working remote when I graduate in May is a bit exciting since I'd be able to move every few months for a little while before deciding where to live.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoWhat you're seeing is the demographics that are over-represented on different platforms. Working people in their 20s mostly live in cheap apartments whereas a huge chunk of Reddit lives with their parents (if they're employed at all) and HN skews older and wealthier to the point where people have nice houses in nice suburbs or can justify a higher end apartment.
- imposterreality 6y ago> a huge chunk of Reddit lives with their parents This seems lost on most people but is painfully clear if you read post histories. For instance, most of /r/childfree (an interesting topic no doubt) is a younger sister overexposed to her parents' excitement (because she's living at home) about older sister's kid. Most of /r/QAnonCasualties is the same sort of angst, directed at parents. Most city subs are the same way, edgy "right wing" guy turns out to live with his dad, who he's parroting. It's incredible that the site is taken any more seriously than 4Chan; there ought to be some great business studies on Reddit's "teflon" nature.
- jquaint 6y agoTotally relate to your experiences. I think WFH while living alone is super hard! You have to take a lot of responsibility for your life that you normally don't have to. I.e you won't see anyone in person unless intentionally plan to leave the house. Its surprising how big of an effect in person meetings can have!
- thrower123 6y agoI always wondered how much of the push towards open offices and that sort of working conditions was driven, or perhaps, enabled, by recent grads who were accustomed to hot-desking in the library and working in study groups.