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Because sitting alone at home sucks. It's great for a day. Fun for a week. After months, even introverts are happy to see other humans. We didn't have a rule t

by muzani 2y ago

Because sitting alone at home sucks. It's great for a day. Fun for a week. After months, even introverts are happy to see other humans. We didn't have a rule to go to office. So someone would go there and there'd be no humans there. Just wasted commute time. It's a bit of effort to ask people and it puts pressure on both parties to commit to a day to go to office. They're social days first. Group communication second. There are some things better done in person, where you hover over the other person's keyboards. Or having a meal together. Or one-on-ones without the lag. We do apps too, and things like "non-smooth response" or phone camera orientation isn't easily explained virtually. So hybrid 2 days works fine. One day is for meetings, no 'real work' so that we have the other 3 home days to focus only on work. The other hybrid day is to slot in other work. Meetings are faster and more effective in person, even though half the team is in a different country. Because of this, let's go with cube farms. Many of us can afford home offices.

leros 2y ago
I like the office for social work: meetings, brainstorming, etc. I was never able to be productive doing heads down work like coding or analysis in the office. Even 10 years ago, I would do a lot of that stuff at home after hours. I completely understand why managers and executives want to go back to the office but more than a day a week seems wrong for heads down ICs.
MeetingsBrowser 2y ago
> After months, even introverts are happy to see other humans. Maybe some introverts. I went years without seeing friends in person during the pandemic and thrived. I’ve been full remote since and am much happier and more productive focusing on my work during the day and spending time with my family in the evenings. Socializing with coworkers is pretty low on the list of things I want to do, especially if it means I have to make up that time by working more later =)

by muzani 2y ago

leros 2y ago

I like the office for social work: meetings, brainstorming, etc. I was never able to be productive doing heads down work like coding or analysis in the office. Even 10 years ago, I would do a lot of that stuff at home after hours. I completely understand why managers and executives want to go back to the office but more than a day a week seems wrong for heads down ICs.

MeetingsBrowser 2y ago

> After months, even introverts are happy to see other humans. Maybe some introverts. I went years without seeing friends in person during the pandemic and thrived. I’ve been full remote since and am much happier and more productive focusing on my work during the day and spending time with my family in the evenings. Socializing with coworkers is pretty low on the list of things I want to do, especially if it means I have to make up that time by working more later =)