In the past, offices were a great way to meet new people. What are some good techniques / ideas to meet new people outside of an office environment?
Ask HN: Remote workers, how are you meeting new people / making new friends?
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#2Pre-pandemic at coworking space. Post, not really.
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#3Local Slack/Discord teams, and then do irl things with those people. Irl now means hang out at a park, or go on a bike ride, or other outdoor things.
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#4> In the past, offices were a great way to meet new people.
I would suggest that your work office is not a great way to depend on meeting new people. Aim to meet new people at social settings, not business settings.
Join clubs and go to social activities to meet new people. Sports, culture, arts, etc. Spaces that have zero to do with your work or profession are key.
I'm in the Army Reserve to meet people outside work, for example.
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#5Going to places where you can meet people. Does OP need me to post one of those links to “let me Google that for you”?
Not to be a douche.
It’s just that, meeting people, is exactly the same as the skills of well, socializing and meeting people.
At the office, the big win was that meeting people around a common goal or mission makes it easier to connect. want to meet people outside the office in this same way? Find some thing you want to do, or some goal, or mission, or thing you like, find where people do it, and show up. Meet up, eventbrite, or just freaking showing up at a place that happens is surprisingly effective.
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#6Going to places where you can meet people. Does OP need me to post one of those links to “let me Google that for you”? Not to be a douche. It’s just that, meeting people, is exactly the same as the skills of well, socializing and meeting people. At the office, the big win was that meeting people around a common goal or mission makes it easier to connect. want to meet people outside the office in this same way? Find s…
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#7Entirely on Discord. Come say "Hi!" on the official C# Discord server: https://discord.gg/csharp
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#8Shared/coworking space. But in my part of the world, the pandemic restrictions have mostly been lifted.
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#9Not meeting anyone. Remote work sucks but y'all can't get enough.
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#10Going to places where you can meet people. Does OP need me to post one of those links to “let me Google that for you”? Not to be a douche. It’s just that, meeting people, is exactly the same as the skills of well, socializing and meeting people. At the office, the big win was that meeting people around a common goal or mission makes it easier to connect. want to meet people outside the office in this same way? Find s…
Just looking for people’s personal experiences here.