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Re: I hope work from home continues

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Post by jtylr »

nomy99 wrote: post #7
convolvatron wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

beatings will continue until I see that creative spark light up again

I'm sorry I don't understand. What beatings/punishments?

I believe it's a reference to the phrase "The beatings will continue until morale improves" - https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/371325/origin-of...

Re: I hope work from home continues

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Post by jherdman »

nomy99 wrote: post #4

Amazon is bringing back their office employees as the default operating mode; citing inefficiencies in the creative process. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/amazon-expects-some-employee...

I can't help cynically read that as challenges with management, not the creative process itself.

Re: I hope work from home continues

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Post by jmkni »

I’m completely the opposite to be honest.

I’ve found working from home lonely and isolating, and am badly missing the structure of getting up, showered and going into an office!

For people at a certain stage of life, I’m sure working from home is great, but have some empathy for those of us it sucks for.

Re: I hope work from home continues

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Post by mikece »

benbristow wrote: post #11
mikece wrote: post #6

While the cross-pollination of ideas from different teams and departments is lost, along with interesting and serendipitous discussions, I'm also in the boat of hoping I never have to go back to an office. Not having a commute, being able to spend more time with my kids, not eating less-healthy fast-food rather than home-cooked meals, being able to spend my (lunch) breaks working in my garden... I never want to go ba…

Lucky you. I live in a top-floor apartment so don't have the luxury of a garden and I'm isolated by myself as I live alone. It's not the same for everyone.

Luck had nothing to do with the choices I made in my career and life.

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Post by wukerplank »

While I enjoy working from home (fewer distractions and interruptions) I miss the social aspect of the office. I consider many of my colleagues friends and having the occasional beer after work, coffee maker chit-chat and common lunch breaks added a lot of texture to my life as a "worker".

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Post by hn8788 »

Biggest for me was "I don't actually like my job, but it's easy and pays well, and working from home gives me the time to pursue other interests so I don't feel the need to look for a new job to escape the boredom".

Even that didn't last too long though, and I ended up finding another job after a few years of working from home.

Re: I hope work from home continues

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Post by itg »

This comes down to individual preferences, but does anyone prefer going to the office? Here's my list of reasons why:

- Better relationships with co-workers. I enjoyed smalltalk, getting coffee, lunch, or drinks afterwards with them. It was also easier to interact with others outside your immediate team.

- Separation of a work environment and home environment.

- If I had a question, it is more likely and quicker to get answered in person instead of over slack/email/zoom.

- Had fewer meetings

- Company dependent but we got free food and other perks.

Re: I hope work from home continues

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Post by fridif »

nomy99 wrote: post #7
convolvatron wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

beatings will continue until I see that creative spark light up again

I'm sorry I don't understand. What beatings/punishments?

The one where they make you waste 2 hours of your day traveling in potentially dangerous/uncomfortable/inconvenient circumstances so that you can physically sit a desk and do the same thing you would do at home, all in the name of optics.
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