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Not practical, if you spend the majority of your waking hours working, as most Americans do. But having interactions outside of work is also important, and thi

by rmk 4y ago

Not practical, if you spend the majority of your waking hours working, as most Americans do. But having interactions outside of work is also important, and this is where 'go outside' would be helpful.

stn_za 4y ago
Go work from a coffee shop or something then.
- tiedieconderoga 4y ago
  That's what I thought when I was 20, but social interactions don't happen by osmosis. Walking up to a stranger in a coffee shop and talking to them is actually quite strange, especially if everyone there is working. You're better off with shared interest groups: exercise clubs, hobbies, that sort of thing. It's like the social parts of work, but you don't get paid for it and you don't have to leave when you move to a new job. You can even go out as a group in the evenings after the activity ends if you want to, just like work!
  - re-thc 4y ago
    > but social interactions don't happen by osmosis Nor do they happen by going to the office (except for fake forced 1s out of courtesy or to try and fit in). If it happens it happens office or not.
    - s1artibartfast 4y ago
      Different strokes for different folks. Most of my friends are people I met at work, and I have 10x as much fun in person. My preference is for office work with like minded individuals, so I am fine with the current push to fire remote workers. They can find a different company with a culture they prefer. Live and let live.
    - rmk 4y ago
      If you spend 6-8 hours per day on work, then that leaves fewer than four hours a day in which you have to do non-maintenance activities. Even fewer if you have family or are tending to aged parents, for example. This describes the majority of working age people, particularly in older countries such as the US and the UK. For these people, if they are working at the office with others, this time represents the optimal or most likely opportunity to have some social interaction outside of family.

by rmk 4y ago

stn_za 4y ago

Go work from a coffee shop or something then.

tiedieconderoga 4y ago
That's what I thought when I was 20, but social interactions don't happen by osmosis. Walking up to a stranger in a coffee shop and talking to them is actually quite strange, especially if everyone there is working. You're better off with shared interest groups: exercise clubs, hobbies, that sort of thing. It's like the social parts of work, but you don't get paid for it and you don't have to leave when you move to a new job. You can even go out as a group in the evenings after the activity ends if you want to, just like work!
- re-thc 4y ago
  > but social interactions don't happen by osmosis Nor do they happen by going to the office (except for fake forced 1s out of courtesy or to try and fit in). If it happens it happens office or not.
  - s1artibartfast 4y ago
    Different strokes for different folks. Most of my friends are people I met at work, and I have 10x as much fun in person. My preference is for office work with like minded individuals, so I am fine with the current push to fire remote workers. They can find a different company with a culture they prefer. Live and let live.
  - rmk 4y ago
    If you spend 6-8 hours per day on work, then that leaves fewer than four hours a day in which you have to do non-maintenance activities. Even fewer if you have family or are tending to aged parents, for example. This describes the majority of working age people, particularly in older countries such as the US and the UK. For these people, if they are working at the office with others, this time represents the optimal or most likely opportunity to have some social interaction outside of family.