samuel_backend

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by samuel_backend 4y ago
No, I absolutely don't and I feel that's the main point where people take offense in what I said. My question goes more in the direction of: For me personally, the communal and social aspect of occasionally sitting in the same roo
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
I work a 4 day work week and am complaining about this BECAUSE I care about the fun and meaning these 32 hours / week have, not because I want to work more or define myself through work achievements. And again, I wouldn't want to
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Thanks! And for what it's worth, I don't feel chastised that much. From personal experience of talking to a lot of friends about this, I knew where this was headed :D
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
I agree with your comment 100% but the closing line is ridiculously beside the point. I also really don't get how anyone reads into my post that I want to force everyone to come back to the office all the time. My whole point was that
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Nah, you're wrong there. I actually only work 4 days / week for most of the year. It's not that I am requiring my working time to fill my life with meaning, it's more that I feel the almost third of my life I spent worki
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
I think the sentence "I've met people like you" has never not been part of a shitty argument
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Haha, yeah sure! How do we go about and do this?
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
That is actually a very fair point!
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Sorry, what? :D
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
It's a valid assumption and you are absolutely right :D I have a stable circle of friends I see very regularly and several hobbies I follow after work. And here is the thing: I want to have discussion with co-workers and this "inv
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Haha, I really tried to make it clear that the post just is my opinion and I don't claim to be "right" about any of those things. The reason it's so obscenely long is just that, I wanted to elaborate on how these things
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Thanks, that is my point exactly! I was expecting the good ol' "Get some friends and stop complaining" argument here and it's completely besides the point. I am talking about group identity of teams and understanding soc
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Honestly, I feel this is a bit of a black-and-white view that grossly oversimplifies things. And I am downright insulted by the last sentence to be frank. Blaming shitty management on extroverted techies. Are you sure about that?
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Actually something I am doing at the moment. It's definitely a huge improvement. Regardless, having a good brainstorming session in person and actually building a strong sense of community and shared responsibility with a team you&#x27
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
I did not see coming how I could offend someone this hard with that sentence. I hope it was clear that I was not speaking from my personal opinion but from the perspective (tech-) companies inevitably take. But then again, what do you think
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
Definitely, and I absolutely love what I am doing. It's only that I really miss the whole communal and social aspect around it and feel few other people do.
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by samuel_backend 4y ago
I was kind of expecting this argument. And honestly, I don't think this is it. I see friends almost every day after work and most days during lunch. My main point was that work used to be much more than 8 hours of screen time for me be
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Ask HN: Why don't I see gold at the end of the remote working rainbow?
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