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Am I the only one who hates working from home? Sure, being able to work from home if you need to is nice, but so is being around other people. The most I’ve e

Am I the only one who hates working from home? Sure, being able to work from home if you need to is nice, but so is being around other people. The most I’ve ever learned, the most fun I’ve ever had, the most rewarding and fulfilling things I’ve ever done, they’ve all been when I was around other people. I’m not trying to say that’s what’s best for everyone but it is for me.

alas44 3y ago
I agree
MuffinFlavored 3y ago
> but so is being around other people. How many people walk over to your desk and interrupt you for things just because you're around, preventing you from getting done what you need to get done? How distracted are you from random things going on in your environment (people coming and going, noise, etc.)? I view working in an office like working in a busy Starbucks... why? How? If I needed to get serious work done, I'd put headphones on and go in a corner with 0 external visual/audio distractions. Not a bustling coffee shop?
- overvale 3y ago
  To each their own. Those things never bothered me.
  - Mountain_Skies 3y ago
    Perhaps they bother other people when you do it to them. Do their preferences not count?
    - overvale 3y ago
      Yes, I’m the only one who matters. Everyone else must conform to my preferences and style. Joking aside, I’m simply expressing my preference. Not implying it’s what’s best for everyone.
happytoexplain 3y ago
>Am I the only one who hates working from home? No. You're probably in the minority if you would go so far as to say "hate", but we don't need to agree. We just need to allow people to do whatever works best for them. >The most I’ve ever learned, the most fun I’ve ever had, the most rewarding and fulfilling things I’ve ever done, they’ve all been when I was around other people. This can be true for a person who also prefers working from home. E.g. myself. Not every combination of environment, people, and project works out the way you've described - in fact, I'd say the majority do not, purely statistically. Ideally people are working in whatever way most suits them at the time. Sometimes this means having a great time working with a group in person, and sometimes this means having a great time working with a group remotely.
- overvale 3y ago
  You’re probably right. Working from home and working in an office both come with benefits and drawbacks. But having done both, I would say that for me personally the drawbacks of working from home are greater than the drawbacks of working in an office, when viewed in the aggregate. I know it’s not that way for everyone, or for every role, or for every project, but in the grand scheme of things the advantages of an office outweigh the advantages of working from home. For me.
nunez 3y ago
Nope! I would much rather be in an office and have complete separation of home and work. (I travel heavily throughout the year currently.)
jemmyw 3y ago
I like working in an office, I've had a lot of fun in office jobs. But I also like having no commute, having a nicer house in a small walkable town. I like that I can work for a company that pays more than the ones in my local city. The benefits of WFH steeply outweigh the fun of an office job.
RestlessMind 3y ago
> Am I the only one who hates working from home? I talked to a lot of tech workers in SV and found out that a plurality prefers hybrid, a smaller minority prefers fully remote and an even smaller minority prefers fully office. People just want balance in their lives. Also, being in SV, everyone was aware of the fact that fully-remote will inevitably lead to "Detroitization" of SV, as companies can just hire in the cheapest cities around the world. So there is also a selfish motive to demand in-office work.

alas44 3y ago

I agree

MuffinFlavored 3y ago

> but so is being around other people. How many people walk over to your desk and interrupt you for things just because you're around, preventing you from getting done what you need to get done? How distracted are you from random things going on in your environment (people coming and going, noise, etc.)? I view working in an office like working in a busy Starbucks... why? How? If I needed to get serious work done, I'd put headphones on and go in a corner with 0 external visual/audio distractions. Not a bustling coffee shop?

overvale 3y ago
To each their own. Those things never bothered me.
- Mountain_Skies 3y ago
  Perhaps they bother other people when you do it to them. Do their preferences not count?
  - overvale 3y ago
    Yes, I’m the only one who matters. Everyone else must conform to my preferences and style. Joking aside, I’m simply expressing my preference. Not implying it’s what’s best for everyone.

happytoexplain 3y ago

>Am I the only one who hates working from home? No. You're probably in the minority if you would go so far as to say "hate", but we don't need to agree. We just need to allow people to do whatever works best for them. >The most I’ve ever learned, the most fun I’ve ever had, the most rewarding and fulfilling things I’ve ever done, they’ve all been when I was around other people. This can be true for a person who also prefers working from home. E.g. myself. Not every combination of environment, people, and project works out the way you've described - in fact, I'd say the majority do not, purely statistically. Ideally people are working in whatever way most suits them at the time. Sometimes this means having a great time working with a group in person, and sometimes this means having a great time working with a group remotely.

overvale 3y ago
You’re probably right. Working from home and working in an office both come with benefits and drawbacks. But having done both, I would say that for me personally the drawbacks of working from home are greater than the drawbacks of working in an office, when viewed in the aggregate. I know it’s not that way for everyone, or for every role, or for every project, but in the grand scheme of things the advantages of an office outweigh the advantages of working from home. For me.

nunez 3y ago

Nope! I would much rather be in an office and have complete separation of home and work. (I travel heavily throughout the year currently.)

jemmyw 3y ago

I like working in an office, I've had a lot of fun in office jobs. But I also like having no commute, having a nicer house in a small walkable town. I like that I can work for a company that pays more than the ones in my local city. The benefits of WFH steeply outweigh the fun of an office job.

RestlessMind 3y ago

> Am I the only one who hates working from home? I talked to a lot of tech workers in SV and found out that a plurality prefers hybrid, a smaller minority prefers fully remote and an even smaller minority prefers fully office. People just want balance in their lives. Also, being in SV, everyone was aware of the fact that fully-remote will inevitably lead to "Detroitization" of SV, as companies can just hire in the cheapest cities around the world. So there is also a selfish motive to demand in-office work.