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I love cities, never want to move out of my very downtown apartment, and also never want to work in an office again. People (especially city people) who equate
by footy 3y ago
I love cities, never want to move out of my very downtown apartment, and also never want to work in an office again. People (especially city people) who equate a preference for remote work with a "strong desire for physical isolation" must live very different lives than I do.
The fact I work remotely means I have more flexibility and social energy at the end of the day to spend socializing with friends or at after-work sports leagues. When my best friend's mom died it let me spend TONS of time at their apartment so they would not be alone. It let me housesit for my partner's mother. Before we moved in together it let me work from their place and see more of them. I can, and often do, have lunch with friends who live nearby. Working remotely and isolation are just not on the same axis for me. It helps that my company has a very strong remote culture, but the job I had during early COVID did not and I still felt quite satisfied when we went remote.
100% agreed on the depth thing though. Nothing worse than staring at a wall while working-I like that from my desk I can see my entire living room, my front door, my bookshelves, etc.