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Remote != home. Home _is_ distracting, unless you have black belt concentration ability, and will power. For a long time I’ve worked from a coworking place ne

by moltar 5y ago

Remote != home. Home _is_ distracting, unless you have black belt concentration ability, and will power. For a long time I’ve worked from a coworking place near my house. Before that, when I wasn’t earning as much, I’d work from cafes. Some days when the weather was especially nasty I chose to stay home and work from home. Now I have a kid, and I’m forced to work from home due to corona, and my productivity definitely suffers. But I’m being extra aggressively defensive for my work space, and that helps!

PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> Remote != home. While technically true, I have yet to talk to a remote candidate or employee who doesn’t work from home. We had one candidate who wanted us to pay for a monthly remote office for them, but it was curiously expensive for some reason and he had other problems that ended the interview process early so I never followed up on it. So basically, remote should be assumed to be at home.
- bradfa 5y ago
  Just as another data point, I work remotely and I have an office about 3 miles from my house. It makes separation of work and life MUCH easier. I realize this isn’t normal but it is a much better way of working for me. I think if others could get past paying rent to work remotely that they would generally agree, too.
- Ozzie_osman 5y ago
  My team is distributed, I work out of a coworking space less than a mile from my house (15 minute walk). It's made my mental/emotional state so much better (not to mention how much more productive I am). We offer all employees the choice to work from home or rent a coworking space, and in either case we cover the cost (home office setup, or coworking cost). I think what most people don't understand is what we went through with covid isn't normal remote work. In normal circumstances, you can work from a coworking space. And you can have an active social life. Etc. Etc. Your kids aren't stuck at home with you. Covid forced a version of remote work that was much worse.
closeparen 5y ago
Coworking space is rather a big-city amenity, while the point of remote working for many people is to avoid big cities.
- moltar 5y ago
  Coworking doesn’t have to be an official business. Coworking = people working together. You can self organize. At one time, I just rented a desk space at a software agency. They rented a larger than necessary space for growth, and we’re happy to rent it out. I was there for 2 years before they filled up. Many offices have empty seats and small business prefer to save ;) Also known people who have rented an apartment together and just set up desks there. The legalities of that are murky. But if you don’t disturb anyone around you nobody cares in a large building.

by moltar 5y ago

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

> Remote != home. While technically true, I have yet to talk to a remote candidate or employee who doesn’t work from home. We had one candidate who wanted us to pay for a monthly remote office for them, but it was curiously expensive for some reason and he had other problems that ended the interview process early so I never followed up on it. So basically, remote should be assumed to be at home.

bradfa 5y ago
Just as another data point, I work remotely and I have an office about 3 miles from my house. It makes separation of work and life MUCH easier. I realize this isn’t normal but it is a much better way of working for me. I think if others could get past paying rent to work remotely that they would generally agree, too.
Ozzie_osman 5y ago
My team is distributed, I work out of a coworking space less than a mile from my house (15 minute walk). It's made my mental/emotional state so much better (not to mention how much more productive I am). We offer all employees the choice to work from home or rent a coworking space, and in either case we cover the cost (home office setup, or coworking cost). I think what most people don't understand is what we went through with covid isn't normal remote work. In normal circumstances, you can work from a coworking space. And you can have an active social life. Etc. Etc. Your kids aren't stuck at home with you. Covid forced a version of remote work that was much worse.

closeparen 5y ago

Coworking space is rather a big-city amenity, while the point of remote working for many people is to avoid big cities.

moltar 5y ago
Coworking doesn’t have to be an official business. Coworking = people working together. You can self organize. At one time, I just rented a desk space at a software agency. They rented a larger than necessary space for growth, and we’re happy to rent it out. I was there for 2 years before they filled up. Many offices have empty seats and small business prefer to save ;) Also known people who have rented an apartment together and just set up desks there. The legalities of that are murky. But if you don’t disturb anyone around you nobody cares in a large building.