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Ask HN: Who doesn’t want to go back to the office?
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#72Yeah, absolutely no interest in going back to the office unless they make me, or they pay me considerably more. Maybe not even then.
I save at least two hours and $25-$50 a day by not commuting. No wear and tear on my vehicle, no wear and tear on me. I can pop out for a half hour and putter in my garden or take a walk with the dog.
Of course, I don't really enjoy people at the best of times.
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#73After a year+ of fully remote work, I think I'd fall into the hybrid camp if it wasn't for commuting. I work the same exact hours I used to work but gain about 90 minutes a day cutting out the commute.
The reasons hybrid appeals to me is I do miss the casual interactions that happen when working in an office or grabbing lunch with random coworkers. I miss having a frustrating day and going to happy hour with someone to commiserate. I miss being able to jump up in a meeting to share something on the whiteboard.
But the trade-offs are great too. My commute now is one flight of stairs. I'm saving money on lunch. If I have to pop out to pick up a prescription, it doesn't involve planning my day around the pharmacy's hours. I can take a nap if I need it in something more comfortable than my car.
All-in-all, I don't think any of the three options is "perfect" as they each have ups and downs.
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#74I may be the malcontent, but I'm tired of being at home. I want to keep the option of being at home, but I miss the community I found at work, I miss the non-work adventures our team had, and frankly, I think the new folks joining our teams are not nearly as integrated into our family as those of that came before the pandemic. I've worked remote for a decade and the option to work remote for 2ish days a week makes li…
Your coworkers are not your family, unless they are literally your family business. Most people don't learn this lesson till the first layoff and they watch those warm and friendly relationships sublimate in an instant.
That seems somewhat overly general and pessimistic. Some of us develop strong support relationships with our colleagues on our teams, which results in conversations and activities that happen well outside of work hours or premises, and lasting friendships that remain strong even years after they've parted ways with the company that brought us together.
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#76I may be the malcontent, but I'm tired of being at home. I want to keep the option of being at home, but I miss the community I found at work, I miss the non-work adventures our team had, and frankly, I think the new folks joining our teams are not nearly as integrated into our family as those of that came before the pandemic. I've worked remote for a decade and the option to work remote for 2ish days a week makes li…
yeah, the key word is: community. When that's great, naturally one wants it.
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#78I could, but nobody else on my current team is based in my office in New York now.
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your coworkers are not your family, unless they are literally your family business. Most people don't learn this lesson till the first layoff and they watch those warm and friendly relationships sublimate in an instant.
That seems somewhat overly general and pessimistic. Some of us develop strong support relationships with our colleagues on our teams, which results in conversations and activities that happen well outside of work hours or premises, and lasting friendships that remain strong even years after they've parted ways with the company that brought us together.
I had this happen exactly once, and that was because we were friends outside of work before we were colleagues at work.
Every other place, all of my "friends" at work, even those I had outside contact with via Facebook or beers, went radio silent when I moved on.
It's not pessimistic, it's reality. Exceptions that prove the rules, etc.
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seems strange to comment that you can't wait to go back in a discussion about people who don't want to go back to the office. Surely you meant to post in one of the other dozens of WFH threads?
Given the OP is asking for opinions on said issue, this seems incredibly normal? What would be the point of a thread where only people with an opinion/preference on one side post they all feel the same way? The point is to get a discussion and understand where everyone stands and why, at least it seems to me.
There are plenty of such threads:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23086452
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25168589
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24452280
This thread was intended for people who do not want to go back. It's not a big deal, it just isn't the place.