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The distractions are no better working at home: useless Zoom meetings, constant Slack messages, pointless emails. I prefer to get out of my house.

MrGilbert 5y ago
> The distractions are no better working at home: useless Zoom meetings, constant Slack messages, pointless emails. Well... I can mute Zoom meetings, but I can't mute the colleagues I'm with in my shared office space. Also, while in a virtual room, people are more likely to just "change the room" to not distract you and others from their work, compared to being in the same office, where they would need to take everything with them. > I prefer to get out of my house. So do I - but not every day. When I need to "get things done", I prefer staying at home.
Tagbert 5y ago
Can’t you block slack notifications and only check in on Slack when you are ready to communicate? Are you required to attend all zoom meetings? Can you setup filters to file/delete “pointless” emails? I keep all the distracting notices pretty much turned off and only allow it for a select few situations. Then I plan regular “communication breaks” where I check for new email, check for slack messages, etc. It helps tame the noise.
felipellrocha 5y ago
Don't bother. The people that vocalize about this online are extremely biased. You'll only get trolled for voicing your opinion. (I'm in the same boat as you, by the way)
- saurik 5y ago
  Real question: why can't you just turn off all those notifications? If someone wants to get a hold of me at work and interrupt my flow of thought they literally would have to drive to my apartment and start banging on my door.
  - icedchai 5y ago
    Of course, you can. Depending on your position, you may then start getting complaints that you're "unavailable when needed" or "responding slowly."
Gibbon1 5y ago
When I was contractor I rented a room in a janky warehouse for $300/month, $200 after taxes. Used that as my office. It was about 5 minutes from my house. Me I feel like society is spending a lot of public and worker bee resources for the mere convenience of the boss class. With workers making 50-80 mile a day commutes on the public roads.

MrGilbert 5y ago

> The distractions are no better working at home: useless Zoom meetings, constant Slack messages, pointless emails. Well... I can mute Zoom meetings, but I can't mute the colleagues I'm with in my shared office space. Also, while in a virtual room, people are more likely to just "change the room" to not distract you and others from their work, compared to being in the same office, where they would need to take everything with them. > I prefer to get out of my house. So do I - but not every day. When I need to "get things done", I prefer staying at home.

Tagbert 5y ago

Can’t you block slack notifications and only check in on Slack when you are ready to communicate? Are you required to attend all zoom meetings? Can you setup filters to file/delete “pointless” emails? I keep all the distracting notices pretty much turned off and only allow it for a select few situations. Then I plan regular “communication breaks” where I check for new email, check for slack messages, etc. It helps tame the noise.

felipellrocha 5y ago

Don't bother. The people that vocalize about this online are extremely biased. You'll only get trolled for voicing your opinion. (I'm in the same boat as you, by the way)

saurik 5y ago
Real question: why can't you just turn off all those notifications? If someone wants to get a hold of me at work and interrupt my flow of thought they literally would have to drive to my apartment and start banging on my door.
- icedchai 5y ago
  Of course, you can. Depending on your position, you may then start getting complaints that you're "unavailable when needed" or "responding slowly."

Gibbon1 5y ago

When I was contractor I rented a room in a janky warehouse for $300/month, $200 after taxes. Used that as my office. It was about 5 minutes from my house. Me I feel like society is spending a lot of public and worker bee resources for the mere convenience of the boss class. With workers making 50-80 mile a day commutes on the public roads.