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You’re on camera, so you still have to look a certain way. You only have an opportunity to break up your schedule if your employer allows it. WFH doesn’t just

You’re on camera, so you still have to look a certain way. You only have an opportunity to break up your schedule if your employer allows it. WFH doesn’t just magically make work asynchronous. Commuting is true but varies a lot on individual. (My commutes are trivial and I found them to be too short sometimes!) You cannot log out before a certain time on WFH. You cannot log in after a certain time on WFH. Varies on office. We opened windows where I worked... We changed the room temp but usually it was comfortable enough for all of us. But sure been there. The list doesn’t really go on forever. You’re describing different types of working cultures, not working at the office vs remotely. Working from home this last year has not changed one bit of the work culture we had when we were in office for where I’ve worked. Async and all that shit is not a thing. We’ve logged more hours than ever before and had to be online for an ever expanding set of core hours that kept going from 9-5 to 9-6 to 9-7 etc etc as the year progressed.

bumbledraven 5y ago
You often don't have to have your camera on.
flippinburgers 5y ago
Nobody at my current company turns on their camera. What kind of company do you work at that you are not able to do development on your local machine? Wow. Too short a commute? What a strange flex.
- greedo 5y ago
  Our company requires you to use a company issued computer to access the VPN. I love that. When my day is over, I log off, shut the laptop down, and get on with life. If I get a message on my phone I jump on (if needed) but otherwise work is over.
- bradlys 5y ago
  Cool - my company doesn't really care what you wear, tbh. Look at us - different experiences. I never said you couldn't do development on a local machine. A lot of your arguments stem from a different work culture and aren't particular to WFH. You want async work? Argue for that. WFH isn't async. You want to wear whatever you want? Fine - argue for that. WFH doesn't mean you are never seen or heard. You're arguing for things that aren't part of WFH or remote work. They're entirely separate, part of a entire work culture, and I've seen both in-office and remote to prove such.

bumbledraven 5y ago

You often don't have to have your camera on.

flippinburgers 5y ago

Nobody at my current company turns on their camera. What kind of company do you work at that you are not able to do development on your local machine? Wow. Too short a commute? What a strange flex.

greedo 5y ago
Our company requires you to use a company issued computer to access the VPN. I love that. When my day is over, I log off, shut the laptop down, and get on with life. If I get a message on my phone I jump on (if needed) but otherwise work is over.
bradlys 5y ago
Cool - my company doesn't really care what you wear, tbh. Look at us - different experiences. I never said you couldn't do development on a local machine. A lot of your arguments stem from a different work culture and aren't particular to WFH. You want async work? Argue for that. WFH isn't async. You want to wear whatever you want? Fine - argue for that. WFH doesn't mean you are never seen or heard. You're arguing for things that aren't part of WFH or remote work. They're entirely separate, part of a entire work culture, and I've seen both in-office and remote to prove such.