I Miss Working from the Office
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I Miss Working from the Office
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#2He is a software engineer in the Bay Area, I presume? I think he can afford to buy a big monitor (I use a 55” LG OLED TV which I have bought at discount for less than $1400. Compared to a shitty Dell at my workspace, it’s a bliss).
I, personally, hope to never return to the office. I was working mostly from home even before the pandemic, but now it’s official.
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#3He is a software engineer in the Bay Area, I presume? I think he can afford to buy a big monitor (I use a 55” LG OLED TV which I have bought at discount for less than $1400. Compared to a shitty Dell at my workspace, it’s a bliss). I, personally, hope to never return to the office. I was working mostly from home even before the pandemic, but now it’s official.
Excuse me for going off topic but what you think of possible burn-in possibilities with an OLED panel and static elements on the screen.
I am also eyeing the same TV but I am worried about the issues popping up.
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#4Ugly office not gonna lie!
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#5Most people when they say they miss the office they mean missing dragging everyone with them to the office. You were in the office weren't you? Stay there then and have all the space you want :D I for one will never go back to the office.
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#6He is a software engineer in the Bay Area, I presume? I think he can afford to buy a big monitor (I use a 55” LG OLED TV which I have bought at discount for less than $1400. Compared to a shitty Dell at my workspace, it’s a bliss). I, personally, hope to never return to the office. I was working mostly from home even before the pandemic, but now it’s official.
You're missing all of the other points from the post that are not easily solvable with a material purchase
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#7Wife and I been working from home for months now. What a work-life balance game changer it is! We don't want to be back at the office. Even better, none of our working-from-home friends does.
Of course everyone has a different perspective but the majority of my circles enjoys the new arrangement.
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#8Not sure I’m following his gripes with slack. Been remote for a couple years now with slack as my only tool for communications (with the exception of a handful of times I’ve used email or called my manager on the phone) and it’s been just fine for me.
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#9He is a software engineer in the Bay Area, I presume? I think he can afford to buy a big monitor (I use a 55” LG OLED TV which I have bought at discount for less than $1400. Compared to a shitty Dell at my workspace, it’s a bliss). I, personally, hope to never return to the office. I was working mostly from home even before the pandemic, but now it’s official.
Excuse me for going off topic but what you think of possible burn-in possibilities with an OLED panel and static elements on the screen. I am also eyeing the same TV but I am worried about the issues popping up.
Over time it will happen but not noticeable as you think, search on YouTube for test results.
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#10Thing I miss are:
* Having someone clean my works space. My house gets dirtier now and I’m forever cleaning it, doing dishes.
* The distinction between the beginning and end of my work day.
* Having free space in my house.
* Off the cuff dinner and drinks with colleagues.
* No lag meetings and whiteboard sessions.
* Having intervals apart from my family actually felt healthy, although we have adapted to being around each other 24/7 I guess.
* When someone of greater rank than me in an inconvenient time zone wants to have a meeting with me involved, I have to attend. I’ve practically lost all my mornings from 6am - 9am, 3-4 days a week.
Things I like about fully distributed:
* Everyone is remote now so it’s forced us to treat everyone more equally, not just favouring those in the office.
* Less interaction with middle management, this might make it harder to get bonuses etc.
Disclaimer: I just lived in a city 5 minute bike ride from my office so I had a convenient setup, could go home and make lunch etc.
When I had an office I had slack, I had work from home, cafes, sometimes.