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>I can’t wait to get back to the office, those were the best years of my life. Huh. It's wild how different two people's experiences of the same thing can be.

>I can’t wait to get back to the office, those were the best years of my life. Huh. It's wild how different two people's experiences of the same thing can be. I hated the office. I hated commuting. I hated meeting in stuffy rooms. While I like (most) of my coworkers, and enjoy the occasional drinks with them, I could also never see like 99% of them ever again and never even think about it. I vastly, vastly prefer WFH and would trade those "relationships" away in a heart beat in order to have it. It's hard for me to wrap my head around the "best years" of someone's life being those where they're surrounded by people who think of them so little that the flexibility of doing laundry during the day beats ever seeing them again. This thread has a healthy mix of both camps, which is pretty surprising to me.

Gigachad 4y ago
> surrounded by people who think of them so little that the flexibility of doing laundry during the day beats ever seeing them again. My coworkers have all gone back to the office part time, they go out and do stuff in the city almost every week after work, they go to huge javascript meetups, go to the pubs and clubs, and I'm here sitting alone doing very little because my city doesn't have a large tech scene. Remote work has given me the ability to work senior level jobs which just don't exist here, but it's not enough. I've decided, I'm packing my stuff and moving state this year primarily so I can work in the office with everyone.
- goostavos 4y ago
  Cool man. Glad you found your people!
raylennon 4y ago
I'd say the living situation at home makes a big difference. You may have a good living situation and good social interactions with family at home. The camp that likes the physical office may be a lot more isolated if they had to work from home. It's also the same reason a lot of folks like going to coffeeshops and other public places to feel less isolated while working.

Gigachad 4y ago

> surrounded by people who think of them so little that the flexibility of doing laundry during the day beats ever seeing them again. My coworkers have all gone back to the office part time, they go out and do stuff in the city almost every week after work, they go to huge javascript meetups, go to the pubs and clubs, and I'm here sitting alone doing very little because my city doesn't have a large tech scene. Remote work has given me the ability to work senior level jobs which just don't exist here, but it's not enough. I've decided, I'm packing my stuff and moving state this year primarily so I can work in the office with everyone.

goostavos 4y ago
Cool man. Glad you found your people!

raylennon 4y ago

I'd say the living situation at home makes a big difference. You may have a good living situation and good social interactions with family at home. The camp that likes the physical office may be a lot more isolated if they had to work from home. It's also the same reason a lot of folks like going to coffeeshops and other public places to feel less isolated while working.