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My theory is that office design and expectations are just broken for tech workers. There's no reason (besides profits) that my office can't be just as comfortab
by m10y 5y ago
My theory is that office design and expectations are just broken for tech workers. There's no reason (besides profits) that my office can't be just as comfortable as the spare bedroom I do my work in. There is the broader issue of a commute, but divorcing companies from the worst real-estate markets on the planet would help a lot with that.
There are three real game changers:
- I get to wear more comfortable clothes, and be more comfortable in them. This is a culture problem.
- I have a big, private office (bedroom-sized) with windows and comfortable furniture that I can potentially nap on when I need to.
- I have a private half-bath that I don't have to transit the whole darn building to visit. Public bathrooms are terribly unpleasant, but I also don't want to have to break my flow by getting caught by a coworker who wants to chat about whatever.
If my work office could solve these aspects, I would prefer it over my home office every day.
- Tycho 5y agoIf you work alone in a private office, you can’t engage in casual banter, which is half the fun of work. Yeah you get good piece and quiet but you can always just throw on some headphones with white noise to drown out the surrounding chatter.