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Given that description, it's completely illogical. You've described no differences at all between buildings A and B! In reality, though, building A might be po
by pwinnski 4y ago
Given that description, it's completely illogical. You've described no differences at all between buildings A and B!
In reality, though, building A might be poorly-suited to work because of children, pets, or other people, or it might be located in an area that's very noisy during the hours in question, or it might be maintained to a different standard of cleanliness, one not conducive to focus, or it might have poor connectivity options available, or...
In reality, building B is the destination for many people working on the same or related projects, so people focused on the same thing can focus and share information easily, and people focused on similar or related things can focus and share information easily. The single-use environment is oriented entirely toward the work expected, without having to support any other uses. Equipment failures can be easily handled because of onsite spares. Connectivity is assured. Comfort is assured. There are likely more meal options in the vicinity, given the nature of office buildings vs residential areas. And so on.
Personally, I prefer to work from home, and I have a dedicated workspace with a 1GB fiber connection and no pets or young kids underfoot, so I don't have a commute, which averages 30 minutes where I live. But it doesn't seem ridiculous or illogical for companies to expect employees to show up at work, and many people seem to prefer separating the two.
- pwinnski 4y agoI just remember, I've got a friend and former coworker who lives a few blocks from me, and he chooses to drive into the office a couple of days a week to work by himself, echoing in an mostly-empty building, because his wife is a real estate agent, and both of them working from home disrupt each other. She doesn't have an office outside the home, so he drives 20 minutes each way (no need for rush hour), and finds the location much preferable to either staying home or working from a coffee shop. Different people have different life experiences, for sure, but it turns out that there are many, many logical reasons why people might work from offices given a choice.
- osigurdson 4y agoI’d suggest that on balance, Building A is more conducive to productive work than Building B.
- pwinnski 4y agoI work in building A, and for me, that seems true. But my building A doesn't have pets, or children, or other people working in it. It's not noisy, very clean, and has a gigabit internet connection. In short, you've completely ignored the entire content of my last comment, which is unfortunate. And yet again: I love working remotely! Given a choice, I'll never work from an office again. Although I also felt that way from 2008-2018, and then ended up working in an office for a year or so until the pandemic, because one doesn't always have an easy choice.
- ThunderSizzle 4y agoI dont see why having pets or children makes WFH an issue. I have both, and it's a joy that I can take breaks throughout the day to see the people that matter most to me (and my pets, who aren't people...but still matter)
- pwinnski 4y agoI don't, either, since I have no pets and my youngest child at home is 12. However, when my previous company ran a survey, many parents of younger children mentioned children and pets as reasons they wanted to spend one or more days in the office.