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I worked in a large open office. I also live in a tiny apartment that’s designed to be lived/slept in, not 24 hours a day in. Thanks for the tip though.

jen20 5y ago
> I worked in a large open office. This is my personal definition of hellscape.
- paulcole 5y ago
  Neat! I hope you can understand that remote work is my personal definition of hellscape. Neither of is right or wrong — they are our preferences.
Apocryphon 5y ago
If you liked commuting so much as an escape from the tiny apartment, then maybe you should seriously try simulating it, and bike more often? And as always, remote during pandemic is different from remote in normal times. In normal times you could work remotely from a co-working space, from a cafe, from a library, from any public space with decent internet and private rooms to take calls in. Why commit to going back into the open office? You're welcome!
- paulcole 5y ago
  Good tips again, but I get quite a bit of exercise — 40-50 mile a week runner. > Why commit to going back into the open office? Because I like working in an open office with other people. The same as the pro-remote work crowd does not enjoy in an office. Neither is right or wrong — they are preferences. My plan is to find a company with employees who share my preferences.
  - Apocryphon 5y ago
    It’s rare to find people who truly prefer the open office layout over having a personal office, or a cubicle, or a shared cube with one’s team. That’s a unique opinion that you’re free to have. For many, the depredations of the open office is a driving reason towards remote, but you uniquely do not have that hang-up. Enjoy!
    - stevegore 5y ago
      I’m not sure it’s that rare. It’s just that the remote working evangelists are just so damn vocal about it.
      - Apocryphon 5y ago
        It’s not about remote vs. in office. It’s about open office vs. other types of office plans. The anti-open office threads on HN were something else. Perhaps with RTO, they will have a comeback.

jen20 5y ago

> I worked in a large open office. This is my personal definition of hellscape.

paulcole 5y ago
Neat! I hope you can understand that remote work is my personal definition of hellscape. Neither of is right or wrong — they are our preferences.

Apocryphon 5y ago

If you liked commuting so much as an escape from the tiny apartment, then maybe you should seriously try simulating it, and bike more often? And as always, remote during pandemic is different from remote in normal times. In normal times you could work remotely from a co-working space, from a cafe, from a library, from any public space with decent internet and private rooms to take calls in. Why commit to going back into the open office? You're welcome!

paulcole 5y ago
Good tips again, but I get quite a bit of exercise — 40-50 mile a week runner. > Why commit to going back into the open office? Because I like working in an open office with other people. The same as the pro-remote work crowd does not enjoy in an office. Neither is right or wrong — they are preferences. My plan is to find a company with employees who share my preferences.
- Apocryphon 5y ago
  It’s rare to find people who truly prefer the open office layout over having a personal office, or a cubicle, or a shared cube with one’s team. That’s a unique opinion that you’re free to have. For many, the depredations of the open office is a driving reason towards remote, but you uniquely do not have that hang-up. Enjoy!
  - stevegore 5y ago
    I’m not sure it’s that rare. It’s just that the remote working evangelists are just so damn vocal about it.
    - Apocryphon 5y ago
      It’s not about remote vs. in office. It’s about open office vs. other types of office plans. The anti-open office threads on HN were something else. Perhaps with RTO, they will have a comeback.