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Most people that I know get very lonely working from home. I saw it in my developer group, where all single people would try to go to office during covid, beca
by koonsolo 5y ago
Most people that I know get very lonely working from home.
I saw it in my developer group, where all single people would try to go to office during covid, because it's so lonely at home.
Colleagues with small kids are unable to get any work done when there is no babysitter.
I personally have no problem working from home, but I see that's a real exception. And even I don't mind going to the office once every week, just to get the social interactions and be away from home once in a while.
So I think you are right that people who don't want to go to work at all is a real exception.
- slavapestov 5y ago> Colleagues with small kids are unable to get any work done when there is no babysitter. Yeah, but if they’re small enough to need a babysitter you can’t leave them home alone and go to the office either.
- koonsolo 5y agoTrue, but this example is a pure Covid situation. Sorry to mix those two.
- hn8788 5y agoMy experience has been similar to yours, with the addition that married people without children never wanted to go to the office. It was basically the best of both worlds; you aren't lonely, plus your spouse (usually) understands that they shouldn't bother you while you're working, while kids don't.
- mapmap 5y ago>Colleagues with small kids are unable to get any work done when there is no babysitter. Speak for yourself. Give credit where credit is due to the heroic efforts of employed parents who got work done and took care of the kids.
- lanstin 5y agoI remember a production outage of some database, I can’t remember the db details, but it was when my then three year old hit the limit on her ability to enjoy Sound of Music alone. The last half hour or so of the call was done with a toddler sitting on my shoulders.
- jacquesm 5y agoBut did you die?
- koonsolo 5y agoI am speaking for myself as a father of 4 kids, who has spent a lot of time raising them. When you have a 1-3 year old, getting work done while babysitting is just not possible. Anyone who has done that knows. And I don't judge my colleagues who are in the same situation: they tell this themselves.
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