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I don't like WFH. Maybe it's because this is the 1st time I did it during the pandemic. So here are my questions to those loving it 1. How do you form connect

I don't like WFH. Maybe it's because this is the 1st time I did it during the pandemic. So here are my questions to those loving it 1. How do you form connections if you do 10p% WFH? many of my friends and casual acquaintance are from meeting people in pantry area. Or meeting someone who is with someone I know. That's not possible now. I am an introvert so pre pandemic itself it was difficult for me. 2. Company doesn't pay for buying furniture or electricity used at my house. I am depreciating my house without any benefit. Company ain't paying enough to offset internet charges 3. I miss going out. But that's a pandemic thing 4. Do you think office politics will reduce if we WFH? I mean it's difficult to be managers pet when everyone is wfh As an environmentalist I like that my travel has reduced and carbon footprint has decreased. So that's a plus. I've also planted around 20 plants this year. Benefit of WFH

jaredcwhite 5y ago
Ask your work for a stipend so you can purchase a co-working space membership. (Assuming you have one or more nearby.) Remote work most certainly doesn't have to mean only work from home. I also highly recommend finding local meetups (perhaps still online-only at present) centered on technologies or industries you care about. In short, I think it's important to seek out ways to get what you need out of life without expecting your immediate job description to somehow meet those needs.
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pintxo 5y ago
Regarding 2, your company also does not pay for your commute, so this should equal out.
- thewhitetulip 5y ago
  So company doesn't pay for my commute And company doesn't pay for anything depreciating at my house except laptop How does that even out? On the contrary it 'odds out'. Everything odds out.
  - RhysU 5y ago
    > And company doesn't pay for anything depreciating at my house except laptop I can only see incremental wear and tear on, say, furniture mattering if you are jumping on the couch while you code. Maybe a 33% wear on your kitchen from eating lunch at home too. The house falls down from the weather at the same rate if you are there or not. What is depreciating about your house from WFH at an marginal and alarming speed?
    - thewhitetulip 5y ago
      Whatever it is. I'm using my personal stuff for business. Companies do dodgy shit to evade income tax, one of which is spend unnecessary amounts internally to make it an expense And they are liable for less tax. I had to buy new furniture or use existing furniture. Indian celebrities buy Ferrarris and mark it as depreciating asset by doing some tax magic to save taxes. And here I am using all my personal shit for work and getting nothing in return Not to mention company saves tons on rent, electricity and internet. And yet few firms have policies to reimburse employees. When I work from office, I'm sitting on my dinner table and chair for less than 1hr per day. Now I sit on it for 8-9hrs. And I already had to refit that chair once. Maybe the fitting guy hadn't fit it well.

jaredcwhite 5y ago

Ask your work for a stipend so you can purchase a co-working space membership. (Assuming you have one or more nearby.) Remote work most certainly doesn't have to mean only work from home. I also highly recommend finding local meetups (perhaps still online-only at present) centered on technologies or industries you care about. In short, I think it's important to seek out ways to get what you need out of life without expecting your immediate job description to somehow meet those needs.

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pintxo 5y ago

Regarding 2, your company also does not pay for your commute, so this should equal out.

thewhitetulip 5y ago
So company doesn't pay for my commute And company doesn't pay for anything depreciating at my house except laptop How does that even out? On the contrary it 'odds out'. Everything odds out.
- RhysU 5y ago
  > And company doesn't pay for anything depreciating at my house except laptop I can only see incremental wear and tear on, say, furniture mattering if you are jumping on the couch while you code. Maybe a 33% wear on your kitchen from eating lunch at home too. The house falls down from the weather at the same rate if you are there or not. What is depreciating about your house from WFH at an marginal and alarming speed?
  - thewhitetulip 5y ago
    Whatever it is. I'm using my personal stuff for business. Companies do dodgy shit to evade income tax, one of which is spend unnecessary amounts internally to make it an expense And they are liable for less tax. I had to buy new furniture or use existing furniture. Indian celebrities buy Ferrarris and mark it as depreciating asset by doing some tax magic to save taxes. And here I am using all my personal shit for work and getting nothing in return Not to mention company saves tons on rent, electricity and internet. And yet few firms have policies to reimburse employees. When I work from office, I'm sitting on my dinner table and chair for less than 1hr per day. Now I sit on it for 8-9hrs. And I already had to refit that chair once. Maybe the fitting guy hadn't fit it well.