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I Miss Working from the Office

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Re: I Miss Working from the Office

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Post by sneak »

As for the ambient displays, I built those out in my own lab (in my house) this year. 40-50” 4k displays are ~$250 now. I converted both of my main computers to 3x displays (using computer monitors) and put up 3 of these super cheap 4k TVs with chromecast ultras on them.

I love having a few displays playing ambient information or live 24/7 video streams (eg of the Starships they’re building down in Boca Chica) in my lab.

Having a dedicated (large) room in your house to work is critical, IMO. I set mine up pre-pandemic because I always work from the places I am living, unless I’m directly (and temporarily) onsite with a client.

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Post by as1mov »

I recently switched jobs and the new company onboarded me remotely. It's difficult for someone who's new to get acquainted with the new job remotely.

Simple things like a small question regarding the codebase turns into a video call with a colleague where you first ping them on chat and ask them if they are free and then schedule the call. Even if the whole thing takes 10 minutes, it's too much compared to just turning sideways, asking them something if I was in office.

OTOH, I was much more comfortable working remotely in my previous job where I was already familiar with the code and the job on the whole.

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Post by mrweasel »

The biggest one for is, as mentioned in the article: casuasl collaboration. I mis being able to just walk over to a coworker. I’m just home every other week, which strikes a reasonable balance for me.

Re: I Miss Working from the Office

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Post by necovek »

atemerev wrote: post #2

He 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.

Even if we focus on the monitor/desk combination, the fact that they might have money for those does not mean that they have room for them (he mentions how he's lucky to have a desk).

I've worked from home for the last 14 years. I've only used Slack for the last 12 months and it sucks (well, how it is used sucks).

While I love the benefits of working from home, I do miss the things that working from an office gives you in the social aspect.

Re: I Miss Working from the Office

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Post by politelemon »

feralimal wrote: post #13

No offices, everyone work at home - everyone so busy... And then you look around, what is all this work achieving? What were we achieving when we worked in the office? Were we doing anything real at all?

We were sustaining the system that sustained us, so that we could sustain it.

Re: I Miss Working from the Office

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Post by ArcMex »

Still getting used to being with the missus 24/7. Blissful at first, now getting work done can be difficult. Sometimes it's interpreted as neglect or being aloof, IDK.

I miss missing her and making our time together that much more special.

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