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We must have very different office experiences. I only go in for 6 hours or so with an hour for lunch. My co-workers are nice and the commute is short. I could

We must have very different office experiences. I only go in for 6 hours or so with an hour for lunch. My co-workers are nice and the commute is short. I could understand if you like working from coffee shops and such, but working from literal home basically puts you under house arrest.

asdff 4y ago
House arrest is good. Now I can actually get to things around the house in my downtime instead of wasting it on watercooler talk
progman32 4y ago
Goodness me, if I could stay in my house for an entire week I sure would! I've spent a lot of money and effort making this place perfect for me, why should I want to leave?
Alop3x 4y ago
House arrest? What a bizarre way of looking at it. Today I went and got my car fixed at the mechanic during the same period of time I would have had to vacantly stare at my monitor and pretend to be productive at a typical cubicle job. I have more freedom of movement now than I ever did with the strict 9-5 schedule at an office.
- teaearlgraycold 4y ago
  That's the thing. Offices don't have to have a 9-5 schedule. For example - just today I started working at 10am at home. I had a 30 minute remote meeting and then followed up on a couple of things before driving in at 11. I had a 1:1 over lunch with my manager. I did some code review and talked with my co-workers. Then I left at 3:30. I got free lunch. I got to see my manager face-to-face to have a pretty serious conversation. I got free snacks.
  - FredPret 4y ago
    …but you have to live driving distance from work, ruling out almost the entire planet for living in. I will add that it also rules out almost every workplace for you, and almost every employee for your business. Face to face is sometimes better, just not worth the massive tradeoffs.
    - teaearlgraycold 4y ago
      Depending on where you want to live remote work will make more sense. I'm just saying the loathing that offices get can be quickly fixed by using them less and mostly for what they're good at.

asdff 4y ago

House arrest is good. Now I can actually get to things around the house in my downtime instead of wasting it on watercooler talk

progman32 4y ago

Goodness me, if I could stay in my house for an entire week I sure would! I've spent a lot of money and effort making this place perfect for me, why should I want to leave?

Alop3x 4y ago

House arrest? What a bizarre way of looking at it. Today I went and got my car fixed at the mechanic during the same period of time I would have had to vacantly stare at my monitor and pretend to be productive at a typical cubicle job. I have more freedom of movement now than I ever did with the strict 9-5 schedule at an office.

teaearlgraycold 4y ago
That's the thing. Offices don't have to have a 9-5 schedule. For example - just today I started working at 10am at home. I had a 30 minute remote meeting and then followed up on a couple of things before driving in at 11. I had a 1:1 over lunch with my manager. I did some code review and talked with my co-workers. Then I left at 3:30. I got free lunch. I got to see my manager face-to-face to have a pretty serious conversation. I got free snacks.
- FredPret 4y ago
  …but you have to live driving distance from work, ruling out almost the entire planet for living in. I will add that it also rules out almost every workplace for you, and almost every employee for your business. Face to face is sometimes better, just not worth the massive tradeoffs.
  - teaearlgraycold 4y ago
    Depending on where you want to live remote work will make more sense. I'm just saying the loathing that offices get can be quickly fixed by using them less and mostly for what they're good at.