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> create a more psychologically safe space whatever. people who cant even be around others are somehow capable coworkers

rpmisms 4y ago
I code best in relative isolation. I'm a very social person, I'm just not a very social coder.
ipaddr 4y ago
The me too movement would not have happened if these capable co-workers were remote. Work is not a socializing club. If being around others has no relation to your job requirements save the environment and stay home
- rockbruno 4y ago
  You are technically not wrong, but this discussion is always treated like a black and white white thing while the reality is far more complicated. Some people don't have a choice -- I myself moved to a different continent to work in a country where people are notorious for not wanting to be friends (Sweden). If some people didn't go to the office to socialize, I'd have felt so deep into depression that I'd have probably need to leave the country. Both 100% wfh and 100% office are bad for different reasons. For reasons like that I believe the best option is: 1) Company lets you do whatever 2) Build teams with people that made similar choices
  - ipaddr 4y ago
    It makes sense in your case. Curious about Sweden and not wanting to make friends. Is this a trend for close neighbours: Norway/Finland/Denmark. Is it a cultural social norm?
- nh23423fefe 4y ago
  So "sexual assault only happens when people are near each other, maintain distance to prevent crime."
potta_coffee 4y ago
My last office job was a hellscape. There was only one bathroom for about a hundred people. The guy at the desk next to me had no gallbladder and continued to eat greasy pizza everyday.
- iasay 4y ago
  Yeah I worked for years in an office where the toilets barely worked and no one knew how to shit properly. It’s not fun. Also everyone smoked so you couldn’t touch anything because it stank.
zmxz 4y ago
> people who cant even be around others are somehow capable coworkers Harsh, but this sentence should make us wonder. I can't say that I disagree.

rpmisms 4y ago

I code best in relative isolation. I'm a very social person, I'm just not a very social coder.

ipaddr 4y ago

The me too movement would not have happened if these capable co-workers were remote. Work is not a socializing club. If being around others has no relation to your job requirements save the environment and stay home

rockbruno 4y ago
You are technically not wrong, but this discussion is always treated like a black and white white thing while the reality is far more complicated. Some people don't have a choice -- I myself moved to a different continent to work in a country where people are notorious for not wanting to be friends (Sweden). If some people didn't go to the office to socialize, I'd have felt so deep into depression that I'd have probably need to leave the country. Both 100% wfh and 100% office are bad for different reasons. For reasons like that I believe the best option is: 1) Company lets you do whatever 2) Build teams with people that made similar choices
- ipaddr 4y ago
  It makes sense in your case. Curious about Sweden and not wanting to make friends. Is this a trend for close neighbours: Norway/Finland/Denmark. Is it a cultural social norm?
nh23423fefe 4y ago
So "sexual assault only happens when people are near each other, maintain distance to prevent crime."

potta_coffee 4y ago

My last office job was a hellscape. There was only one bathroom for about a hundred people. The guy at the desk next to me had no gallbladder and continued to eat greasy pizza everyday.

iasay 4y ago
Yeah I worked for years in an office where the toilets barely worked and no one knew how to shit properly. It’s not fun. Also everyone smoked so you couldn’t touch anything because it stank.

zmxz 4y ago

> people who cant even be around others are somehow capable coworkers Harsh, but this sentence should make us wonder. I can't say that I disagree.