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The greatest advantages of remote work are that it removes many of the downsides of a bad work environment: * No commute (not the employers fault really)

The greatest advantages of remote work are that it removes many of the downsides of a bad work environment: * No commute (not the employers fault really) * You can zone out in irrelevant meetings. * Sit down during stand-ups. * Soft 'intimidation' does not work well over the phone * No open office noise etc. Since I changed job from a chaotic place with 50min commute each way, to a tidy job within walking distance, the remote work thing seems like a minor perk, rather than the best thing ever.

randomdata 5y ago
The greatest advantage is that you can get other things done around the house (or beyond the house) between productivity stints. Even a short walk from the office tends to create a barrier to that.
- rightbyte 5y ago
  Ye forgot that one. It is high on the list.
haliskerbas 5y ago
Adding two very important things for me personally: - a bathroom where I have true privacy and not someone waiting on me or able to perceive me with their senses - not having to deal with the smell of others or worry about my own
- laichzeit0 5y ago
  I’ve always chosen jobs where I live within a comfortable “shit radius” and can drive home when needed. There is simply no way I could ever use a public toilet. My girlfriend finds it hilarious that I come home to take a dump, but I simply can’t go in public.
btrettel 5y ago
The commute often is the fault of the employer, if they decide to locate the business in an area will little housing or little housing that the employees want (for example, an area with only extremely expensive apartments or a bad school district).
kgermino 5y ago
The commute seems like a huge part of it (but maybe I'm biased, always hated a driving commute). I have a few coworkers who (when talking about housing, this was always in good taste) would nudge me to move out by them, because I could have a much bigger yard and "it's only a 40 minute drive to work." Now they're the ones who realize they hate their commute and want to stay full remote forever whereas I'm more than ready to get back into it. I don't think there's anything wrong with this dichotomy, but it's fun to watch.
asah 5y ago
Also, better food Also, easier to coordinate home and personal projects and matters incl healthcare. But, no kids/etc vying for your attention But, more reliable internet But, easier work-life separation (for some people+companies)
anon2020dot00 5y ago
Well said on the soft 'intimidation'. Anecdotally, I've experienced better adherence to processes since the shift to remote work since communication is mostly written instead of oral communication.
VLM 5y ago
At my last W-2 job they made me come into the office four days a week even though I had a remote work job. I supported specialized internal application software for three departments spaced roughly 500, 1000, and 2000 miles away from me. I never in my entire term at that job went onsite, they didn't see the point of paying all the money. I never physically met more than 5 or so people I worked with. This seems "normal" at very large megacorporations if you work at a higher level. I knew Scala and Play framework (trendy and cool at the time; does anyone still use?) so I got shoved into the role; at least they didn't force me to move to one of the operations sites; presumably the other two would squeal too much if the third "got me". This seems to be how most major corporations work; the "active directory genius" (not me..) is in charge of all AD servers worldwide; does it really matter which city he lives in if he's responsible for servers all over the world? Same for "the woman who's really good at docker" or the guy whom actually understands DNS. For years I wasted a lot of time, money, and gasoline to drive 20 miles into work just to work on server software 1500 miles away all day long. May as well stay home.

randomdata 5y ago

The greatest advantage is that you can get other things done around the house (or beyond the house) between productivity stints. Even a short walk from the office tends to create a barrier to that.

rightbyte 5y ago
Ye forgot that one. It is high on the list.

haliskerbas 5y ago

Adding two very important things for me personally: - a bathroom where I have true privacy and not someone waiting on me or able to perceive me with their senses - not having to deal with the smell of others or worry about my own

laichzeit0 5y ago
I’ve always chosen jobs where I live within a comfortable “shit radius” and can drive home when needed. There is simply no way I could ever use a public toilet. My girlfriend finds it hilarious that I come home to take a dump, but I simply can’t go in public.

btrettel 5y ago

The commute often is the fault of the employer, if they decide to locate the business in an area will little housing or little housing that the employees want (for example, an area with only extremely expensive apartments or a bad school district).

kgermino 5y ago

The commute seems like a huge part of it (but maybe I'm biased, always hated a driving commute). I have a few coworkers who (when talking about housing, this was always in good taste) would nudge me to move out by them, because I could have a much bigger yard and "it's only a 40 minute drive to work." Now they're the ones who realize they hate their commute and want to stay full remote forever whereas I'm more than ready to get back into it. I don't think there's anything wrong with this dichotomy, but it's fun to watch.

asah 5y ago

Also, better food Also, easier to coordinate home and personal projects and matters incl healthcare. But, no kids/etc vying for your attention But, more reliable internet But, easier work-life separation (for some people+companies)

anon2020dot00 5y ago

Well said on the soft 'intimidation'. Anecdotally, I've experienced better adherence to processes since the shift to remote work since communication is mostly written instead of oral communication.

VLM 5y ago

At my last W-2 job they made me come into the office four days a week even though I had a remote work job. I supported specialized internal application software for three departments spaced roughly 500, 1000, and 2000 miles away from me. I never in my entire term at that job went onsite, they didn't see the point of paying all the money. I never physically met more than 5 or so people I worked with. This seems "normal" at very large megacorporations if you work at a higher level. I knew Scala and Play framework (trendy and cool at the time; does anyone still use?) so I got shoved into the role; at least they didn't force me to move to one of the operations sites; presumably the other two would squeal too much if the third "got me". This seems to be how most major corporations work; the "active directory genius" (not me..) is in charge of all AD servers worldwide; does it really matter which city he lives in if he's responsible for servers all over the world? Same for "the woman who's really good at docker" or the guy whom actually understands DNS. For years I wasted a lot of time, money, and gasoline to drive 20 miles into work just to work on server software 1500 miles away all day long. May as well stay home.