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Remote work is the best thing to happen to families in decades
- datavirtue 4y agoGreat American Insurance has a hateful policy of denying WFH...if there are kids in the home.
- barbazoo 4y agoGood thing then that you're not allowed to ask about kids.
- amatecha 4y agoHow do you get them registered as dependents on the insurance plan then? heh
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- barbazoo 4y agoWoa, your employer has access to that? I'm in Canada and I thought they don't here, but I'm not sure.
- klyrs 4y agoI'm in Canada and I cannot register dependents with my insurance directly, I need to do paperwork with HR
- amatecha 4y agoOh in my case no, the insurance company is where I register that. But I thought that's what we were talking about since the original comment was about Great American Insurance (it occurs to me maybe they meant _as an employee of Great American Insurance_???) lol
- datavirtue 4y agoYou are allowed to work from home if no kids will be there while you are working. I think they mandate bras in the dress code as well.
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- brianjking 4y agoPeople disapproving of remote work is so illogical. If the work can be done remotely as done effectively as IRL and the people are happier remote or hybrid, let them do that.
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- Gigachad 4y agoSame the other way. I preferred working in the office. WFH is isolating and often inefficient. Video calls just aren’t as good as face to face interactions. But most companies seem to have not renewed the lease on their offices so it’s becoming less of an available option.
- johnnymorgan 4y agoI find context matters with WFH/WIO and the balance comes, for me, when it's creative brainstorming or anything that requires a hands on, in the office is great but outside of that the office can be super distracting away from the core work. It really depends though on what type of role and personalities are coming together and I'm hopeful there will be a more innovative culture going forward.
- Buttons840 4y ago> Video calls just aren’t as good as face to face interactions. Hard disagree. You state it like it's a fact, but it's not. It's an opinion. Especially for programmers a remote meeting is often better. For example, 6 engineers can meet for an impromptu meeting, someone shares their screen, all 6 people can see the shared screen clearly, all 6 people can point at things on the person's screen, all 6 people can interactively sketch ideas at the same time on the same virtual whiteboard, everyone can keep their own copy of the code open and readable while seeing the shared screen right next to it, etc. There's a lot of good things about this that cannot be replicated in person.
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- jtode 4y agoLol'd when he described his ideal situation, cause that's exactly how I live - working remotely and living next to a lake. It is awesome.
- TrackerFF 4y agoI did some napkin math on saved time. commute: So my "commute" is only 5 minutes, yes a short walk from home. But still, I work 240 days a year, so that's 240 * 5 min * 2 = 2400 minutes saved, or 40 hours a year. A full workweek! Imagine if my commute was 30 minutes each way? That would come to 240 hours / year, or 6 full workweeks - just getting to and from work. After just over 8 years, you've spent a full year on travel. Insane. transportation: I walk or bike to work, so no big deal for me - but my collogue has a 1 hour commute each way, around 44 miles. That's 88 miles of driving every day. When he switched form gas to EV vehicle, he saved a bit over $5k in fuel, as he could charge for free at work. But you still have repairs, maintenance and what not. Those that drive ICE vehicles can save tens of thousands in fuel costs by working remote from home. chores and housework: I was amazed how much I got done at home during lunch. Spent 5-10 mins eating, then do whatever needs to be done in the house. The weekends got much more freed up. I'm probably forgetting some points.
- valand 4y agoI do creative work. Doing house chores in between work often put my mind into an idyllic state and it gives me flowing ideas, akin to when we procrastinate.
- parpfish 4y agoI agree that WFH is good for families, but as soon as politicians and commentators start saying it out loud it'll be used to justify hiring discrimination against hiring parents because they'll have divided focus.
- joshilaurain17 4y agoyes you are right Remote work is good but some people take for grant it they don't work properly even not attending meetings properly. But remote work is good
- fsociety 4y agoSince moving to remote, I realized that I was good at hiding my lack of work in the office by socializing with folks to an excessive amount. Then occasionally, I would find a high priority - but low effort - problem to solve which would make up for my lack of work. Whereas now, I find it a challenge to produce a consistent amount of work. So I have been practicing this and controlling my environment to help with it. Also my social time is now intentional, so I am not constantly pulling others from their work. So for some, I imagine remote work is beneficial for productivity as well! Just requires some time to adjust and learn how to be better.