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essentially requires permanent rental of a room on your house you might otherwise use for something else Does it? When I'm working, I don't need that room duri

essentially requires permanent rental of a room on your house you might otherwise use for something else Does it? When I'm working, I don't need that room during working hours for another purpose. I just work in it, tapping away and speaking into the microphone and so on, and when work is done, I use the room for sitting, reading, all that sort of thing; it's the lounge, I guess. Worked out fine so far.

afandian 5y ago
Many people have dependents or families.
- perl4ever 5y ago
  That goes without saying. But I think some people do not really envision a person in the tech industry with a family living in, like, a tiny studio apartment. Where I live, that would suggest a household income of <$40K. Even if salaries are low here, entry level is more like $75K. Are we talking about the SF bay area?
- EliRivers 5y ago
  Indeed they do. Many of those families and dependents have individual bedrooms. During the day, when they're not sleeping in it, those rooms have sat empty because the person has been at school or the office. Same argument as before, I guess. I could sit in there working away quite happily. No extra room needed. Sure, it's not the case for everyone, and some people share bedrooms, but the blanket statement that "working from home essentially requires permanent rental of a room on your house you might otherwise use for something else, or not need in the first place" is a massive generalisation that doesn't apply to many households in which people have bedrooms and in which there is a lounge. Sure, add a desk, change the furniture layout. I'm saving 25% of my rent by not having to commute. It's a two-bed flat; between us, we have 50% of the rent to spend again each month on furniture, rearranging things, or just renting a place with two extra rooms. Not that we need them, with three rooms available to work in during the day (two bedrooms and a lounge). My experience is not uncommon and in no way do we essentially need more rooms to work in.

afandian 5y ago

Many people have dependents or families.

perl4ever 5y ago
That goes without saying. But I think some people do not really envision a person in the tech industry with a family living in, like, a tiny studio apartment. Where I live, that would suggest a household income of <$40K. Even if salaries are low here, entry level is more like $75K. Are we talking about the SF bay area?
EliRivers 5y ago
Indeed they do. Many of those families and dependents have individual bedrooms. During the day, when they're not sleeping in it, those rooms have sat empty because the person has been at school or the office. Same argument as before, I guess. I could sit in there working away quite happily. No extra room needed. Sure, it's not the case for everyone, and some people share bedrooms, but the blanket statement that "working from home essentially requires permanent rental of a room on your house you might otherwise use for something else, or not need in the first place" is a massive generalisation that doesn't apply to many households in which people have bedrooms and in which there is a lounge. Sure, add a desk, change the furniture layout. I'm saving 25% of my rent by not having to commute. It's a two-bed flat; between us, we have 50% of the rent to spend again each month on furniture, rearranging things, or just renting a place with two extra rooms. Not that we need them, with three rooms available to work in during the day (two bedrooms and a lounge). My experience is not uncommon and in no way do we essentially need more rooms to work in.