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My job doesn't have an office in town. If they start to insist I move to one of the cities they have an office in, I will refuse and they can terminate me if t

My job doesn't have an office in town. If they start to insist I move to one of the cities they have an office in, I will refuse and they can terminate me if they want. I'm not doing it. If they open an office in town, I'll consider going in once a month or so

missedthecue 4y ago
Once a month?? Why the office hate?
- bluefirebrand 4y ago
  Everything about working in an office sucks. Commuting sucks, paying for parking sucks, shared kitchens suck, open floor plans suck, office politics suck, being at the whim of people "just dropping by your desk to ask a quick question" sucks. Getting sick all the time when people don't stay home and they spread it around the office sucks. No seriously, I haven't had a cold or flu since the pandemic started, I love not getting sick every flu season. What is good about offices? Why do you like them?
  - missedthecue 4y ago
    I like commuting, I like smalltalk, I like dropping by people's desk to ask a quick question, and I don't mind it when people do the same to me. I like getting to know people, I like going out for lunch with coworkers, I like building relationships with people. I like knowing the identity of those I work with beyond a Slack pfp. I can understand the not getting sick part, but I guess I never really suffered from colds that often. (Though I know some people who get them four times a year -- if this is you, I sympathize) I know this website has a selection bias for introverts but surely I cannot be the only human who feels this way. The worst part is that anyone who wants WFH can have it, but I cannot have what I need. I pay for a WeWork just to get me out of the house, but that's basically nothing more than an expensive home office. My job is still 100% slack and zoom with everyone else in their bedrooms. WFH makes me depressed.
    - egeozcan 4y ago
      Why can't you just be you, together with other extroverts, and stop trying to convince others to come to the office? As people are discussing if they should quit over having to come to the office, you can also think about quitting because you don't have an office to go to?
      - missedthecue 4y ago
        Why quit? There are no companies or startups hiring my occupation for in-office-only. There are no job boards that curate in-office-only hiring postings. I could quit and go WFH for another company but that doesn't solve the problem.
        egeozcan 4y ago
        > There are no companies or startups hiring my occupation for in-office-only. There are many companies which have offices you and people with similar preferences as yours can go to. Do you mean you want your colleagues also having to come to the office even if they don't want to?
        missedthecue 4y ago
        What I miss isn't the office building. It's the people. I don't really care to sit in an empty office. I don't want to "force" you to do anything. I would like to find a workplace where I can thrive.
        egeozcan 4y ago
        If I could only thrive in a workplace where all people wore sunglasses, and I kept telling people "why do you hate wearing sunglasses, it's so much better, sun appearing behind the screen totally not a problem anymore! also, I really need you to wear sunglasses for me to thrive", what would others think?
    - otoburb 4y ago

missedthecue 4y ago

Once a month?? Why the office hate?

bluefirebrand 4y ago
Everything about working in an office sucks. Commuting sucks, paying for parking sucks, shared kitchens suck, open floor plans suck, office politics suck, being at the whim of people "just dropping by your desk to ask a quick question" sucks. Getting sick all the time when people don't stay home and they spread it around the office sucks. No seriously, I haven't had a cold or flu since the pandemic started, I love not getting sick every flu season. What is good about offices? Why do you like them?
- missedthecue 4y ago
  I like commuting, I like smalltalk, I like dropping by people's desk to ask a quick question, and I don't mind it when people do the same to me. I like getting to know people, I like going out for lunch with coworkers, I like building relationships with people. I like knowing the identity of those I work with beyond a Slack pfp. I can understand the not getting sick part, but I guess I never really suffered from colds that often. (Though I know some people who get them four times a year -- if this is you, I sympathize) I know this website has a selection bias for introverts but surely I cannot be the only human who feels this way. The worst part is that anyone who wants WFH can have it, but I cannot have what I need. I pay for a WeWork just to get me out of the house, but that's basically nothing more than an expensive home office. My job is still 100% slack and zoom with everyone else in their bedrooms. WFH makes me depressed.
  - egeozcan 4y ago
    Why can't you just be you, together with other extroverts, and stop trying to convince others to come to the office? As people are discussing if they should quit over having to come to the office, you can also think about quitting because you don't have an office to go to?
    - missedthecue 4y ago
      Why quit? There are no companies or startups hiring my occupation for in-office-only. There are no job boards that curate in-office-only hiring postings. I could quit and go WFH for another company but that doesn't solve the problem.
      - egeozcan 4y ago
        > There are no companies or startups hiring my occupation for in-office-only. There are many companies which have offices you and people with similar preferences as yours can go to. Do you mean you want your colleagues also having to come to the office even if they don't want to?
        missedthecue 4y ago
        What I miss isn't the office building. It's the people. I don't really care to sit in an empty office. I don't want to "force" you to do anything. I would like to find a workplace where I can thrive.
        egeozcan 4y ago
        If I could only thrive in a workplace where all people wore sunglasses, and I kept telling people "why do you hate wearing sunglasses, it's so much better, sun appearing behind the screen totally not a problem anymore! also, I really need you to wear sunglasses for me to thrive", what would others think?
  - otoburb 4y ago