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I do not understand the general uproar against this. I have been working remote alot in my life and i find its not the ideal way to work productive for me and i

by kayoone 14y ago

I do not understand the general uproar against this. I have been working remote alot in my life and i find its not the ideal way to work productive for me and it certainly isnt the ideal way to build a great working culture. Its more like everyone cooking their own meal, communication is hardly ever as good as it should be in remote teams and you are just more disconnected from the core. Personally i like my time alone and i get alot of stuff done in less time, but i enjoyed sitting in an office with 4 other engineers alot more. It was alot more fun and not alot less productive, if at all... Working remotely from home makes me feel alone after a few weeks now, i might even call it depressed. While i think working remotely for some time (1-2 days a week) is awesome, i dont see the future of work as being remote only... I dont want to mix private with work life too much, which happens alot when working from home and i want to feel relaxed at home and not always think about getting back to my desk to get some more work done. And i know alot of people that think the same.

tribaal 14y ago
I'm currently working from "home" 100% (since about a year), and to remedy or alleviate this problem I rent a space in a coworking office full of other (mostly non-IT) entrepreneurs/remote workers. It's been working pretty well!
- kayoone 14y ago
  exactly what i will be doing from March onwards, just got the keys :)
gcp 14y ago
I do not understand the general uproar against this. I have been working remote alot in my life and i find its not the ideal way to work productive for me and it certainly isnt the ideal way to build a great working culture. This can be true, but for those whom it is ideal, why shouldn't there be uproar about it? Can we move your office to the basement, next to the drilling machine, while we take your stapler and forbid anyone to talk to you? This works for me so why are you upset about it? Working remotely from home makes me feel alone after a few weeks now, i might even call it depressed....I dont want to mix private with work life too much...not always think about getting back to my desk to get some more work done. These are valid points, and something important to take care of if you're working remote. I'd go batshit insane without friends on IRC, and it takes discipline to maintain a regular working schedule that doesn't venture into the night (too often). Nobody said working remotely is great for everyone. As long as you accept that on-site working is very suboptimal for others too.
- kayoone 14y ago
  Sure, no problem if it works for you. When i was younger it certainly worked for me too, but i now see alot more value in being able to talk to other like minded people during the day, where talk doesnt mean sending messages to an irc channel. That said, i am by no means extroverted and like being alone but i believe that things like working culture, team spirit and motivation are alot easier with people in the same room. Also depends alot on the company, for startups i think its essential that the core team shares the same space, while a corporate programming job an easily be done remotely.

by kayoone 14y ago

tribaal 14y ago

I'm currently working from "home" 100% (since about a year), and to remedy or alleviate this problem I rent a space in a coworking office full of other (mostly non-IT) entrepreneurs/remote workers. It's been working pretty well!

kayoone 14y ago
exactly what i will be doing from March onwards, just got the keys :)

gcp 14y ago

I do not understand the general uproar against this. I have been working remote alot in my life and i find its not the ideal way to work productive for me and it certainly isnt the ideal way to build a great working culture. This can be true, but for those whom it is ideal, why shouldn't there be uproar about it? Can we move your office to the basement, next to the drilling machine, while we take your stapler and forbid anyone to talk to you? This works for me so why are you upset about it? Working remotely from home makes me feel alone after a few weeks now, i might even call it depressed....I dont want to mix private with work life too much...not always think about getting back to my desk to get some more work done. These are valid points, and something important to take care of if you're working remote. I'd go batshit insane without friends on IRC, and it takes discipline to maintain a regular working schedule that doesn't venture into the night (too often). Nobody said working remotely is great for everyone. As long as you accept that on-site working is very suboptimal for others too.

kayoone 14y ago
Sure, no problem if it works for you. When i was younger it certainly worked for me too, but i now see alot more value in being able to talk to other like minded people during the day, where talk doesnt mean sending messages to an irc channel. That said, i am by no means extroverted and like being alone but i believe that things like working culture, team spirit and motivation are alot easier with people in the same room. Also depends alot on the company, for startups i think its essential that the core team shares the same space, while a corporate programming job an easily be done remotely.