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I have never had more and fuller human connection than I do now, several years into working from home. I'm deeply embedded in my neighborhood community, spend h
by giraffe_lady 3y ago
I have never had more and fuller human connection than I do now, several years into working from home. I'm deeply embedded in my neighborhood community, spend hours a week with family, have grown real and lasting bonds with the children growing up around me and the elders who remember this place differently, developed strong relationships within my religious community.
None of this stuff was possible on a nights-and-weekends-only basis, WFH is what enables it. The cost of being less connected to my coworkers is one I am happy to pay for it.
- RamblingCTO 3y agoIf you look at society-wide trends you're in the minority.
- giraffe_lady 3y agoBecause I have a job that can be done from home, and the worker power to bargain for that? Yes.
- JohnFen 3y agoI don't think we have enough historical data to know how WFH affects these trends, though. My observations of people I know are that WFH improves all of this. Working from home seems to increase the amount of socialization with friends and neighbors.
- RamblingCTO 3y agoI'm actually really glad for you! I guess it heavily depends on the neighbourhood/city/culture you live in.