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I'd rephrase "chit chat at the water cooler" as "not being alone in a room for most of the day". Others are happy to spend time away from their home, which migh

by nicbou 4y ago

I'd rephrase "chit chat at the water cooler" as "not being alone in a room for most of the day". Others are happy to spend time away from their home, which might be unsuitable for productive work. I am quite fine with this arrangement, but it's a bit more charitable to those who aren't.

whateveracct 4y ago
> not being alone in a room for most of the day I think differences in people's personal lives silently drive this conversation. I've worked remote before covid (better part of a decade now). I've never felt alone .. but I'm married. So I spend my remote work time with my wife instead of being apart from her in an office. That drives my love of remote work. But someone without that may frame it as "being alone all day."