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Working remotely is hard

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Re: Working remotely is hard

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post #48

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I am an introvert and occasionally miss the forced socialization of working in an office. After long periods of working from home, I'm usually ready for some office work.

I personally miss some human interaction after long periods of time at home, but not office interaction. It works for me to break up my schedule to socialize with my wife, friends and family to properly quell those feelings.

I work in a creative field (commercial post-production) so those social interactions at work often influence the work we do individually. It often starts with asking for a critique on what someone is working on or help solving a problem that rolls into a social conversation or vice-versa ("since you're here, take a look at this").

Bouncing ideas off co-workers is what I miss most about working in an office.

Re: Working remotely is hard

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Funny. I work at a company that has two work-from-home days. Those two days are, hands down, the most productive days my team has all week.

Have you thought it might be because of the planning and preparation done on the other 3 days? It is like the person who skips a meeting to be 'more productive' and then has to go around bothering everyone to understand the decisions made in said meeting.

No, it's because we can code for long periods of time without getting interrupted.

Re: Working remotely is hard

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post #51

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Microwaving cooks food without generating as much carcinogenic char as other methods, so it can actually be healthier. Relatedly, freezing is the healthiest way to preserve and transport fruits and vegetables. It also allows them to be harvested when naturally ripe, rather than artificially ripened.

Alternatively, use something like https://www.pantelligent.com/ (disclosure: co-founder / engineer) so you can control cooking temperatures. This lets you get delicious browning without the non-tasty and non-healthy burnt "char" bits. Edit: sales team just added coupon code T2F8NB9UBC for HN readers! [expires 11/16 at 11:59pm PT]

Only comes in non-stick? That's no bueno.
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