I thought it was the best for a while. But long hours in my house alone is killing me.
Ask HN: Who's sick of remote work?
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#2Not I
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#3Not I
I'd say you're fortunate. Anything you do to stay sane, or do you think it's a nature thing?
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#4Leave your house.
Remote work has downsides, but you have the ability to fix them as opposed to the office where your only option is to switch jobs.
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#5I think what's really happening here is that most people, especially older men, are realizing how much of their social life is tied to work and going to the office. My advice is to get some hobbies, make some friends, join some groups. Even if you aren't willing to go out, finding groups and chatting online in a voice or video call is probably better than just sitting in your home alone.
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#6Leave your house. Remote work has downsides, but you have the ability to fix them as opposed to the office where your only option is to switch jobs.
Do you mean "leave your house... to work somewhere else"? If so, that's sort of an option. But at that point, I might as well be working with my coworkers.
If you mean "leave your house... outside work hours", this is also becoming more and more possible, yet most of my waking hours are part of my workday.
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#7I'm not, though I haven't necessarily been alone all the time. If I were single I might have a different opinion.
Been working remotely for ~7 years.
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#8Nobody. Join an exercise group 3x a week afterwork.
Work friends are never real friends anyways.
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#9I think what's really happening here is that most people, especially older men, are realizing how much of their social life is tied to work and going to the office. My advice is to get some hobbies, make some friends, join some groups. Even if you aren't willing to go out, finding groups and chatting online in a voice or video call is probably better than just sitting in your home alone.
And don't forget us workaholics! My social group has almost always exclusively been work related. All the boring stuff happens outside of work ha.
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#10Disconnected co-workers can make remote work feel unbearable. The success of remote work is a company wide struggle and is largely a culture test. Those companies that can culturally transcend the geographical workplace will inherit the 21st century.