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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by slumdev »

asd4232 wrote: post #149
chronogram wrote: post #106

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It’s great how everyone works so differently. When I am alone, working from home, I can’t find a proper mental break anywhere and everything becomes a mess and I eat worse. Having a physical work/life split makes me cook more food, learn more recipes, and gives me a constant fresh look at my home and items to make sure it’s clean and tidy. In the WFH situation it’s suddenly 20:00 and I’m starving and just look to sna…

This. I like WFH as a concept, but I feel like it would require a separate office room to really work, and right now I don't have the space for that. Working from living room just mixes up work and leisure really badly.

I intend this with all the charity in the world, but it does need to be blunt because comments like yours are influencing decision makers to force everyone to come back, whether it's full time or in a so-called "hybrid" model.

You've had a year and a half to adjust. If you don't want to move, you could easily rent office space near your home. Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for everyone who is happier and more productive at home.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by ramesh31 »

bamboozled wrote: post #288
goodpoint wrote: post #262

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You can get away for less than 100 USD for a real Zafu and Zabuton, and much less if you make it yourself or improvise with pillows and some foam.

Yeah, probably, still though, I bought mine for probably about $150 USD, all Japanese made with natural Kapok and Soba inside, I've had them for about 7 years, washing the covers of course. So well made.

There's something distinctly American about spending $150 on a Zafu.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by KronisLV »

zepolen wrote: post #205
KronisLV wrote: post #146

I'm still amazed at how we lack both ergonomic and comfortable ways to use computers, it's usually just either one or the other, never both. Imagine a large pillow that's shaped vaguely like human back should be when resting, which you could put on your bed to support your entire back, neck and head, at a slight incline. Then, add a keyboard support that can be moved around, alongside with one for mouse (or just a tr…

This is almost my setup for years, except using a laptop with a hi-res 17" screen rested on my knees. I can sit in this position for hours on end without getting uncomfortable. I've tried out every office chair including the Aeron, they don't compare in any way. If I was forced to work from a chair, I'd get a $100 adjustable deck chair. I also found multiple monitors are very tiring on your head/eyes which need to be…

I'm afraid that trying to compile an enterprise Java codebase with a laptop on my knees would be painful, since currently it maxes out all cores for a few minutes.

A deck chair seems like an interesting idea, however!

In regards to screens, I've found that 4 is still not enough for me - even some of them are stacked vertically with a DIY VESA mount and stand, so the movements end up being pretty limited and are more like the occasional gentle stretch.

Then again, I'm the kind of person who likes to have multiple categorized browser instances open, text editors, IDEs, source control tools and terminals to the point where managing all of the windows would be a hassle. Workspaces could help, maybe even tiling window managers, but I think everyone has their own preferred workflows.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by ramesh31 »

zamadatix wrote: post #18
ekster wrote: post #14

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Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?

The Herman Miller Aeron has been so solidly "the recommended" chair for so long at this point it's meme worthy.

>The Herman Miller Aeron has been so solidly "the recommended" chair for so long at this point it's meme worthy.

There's a reason for it. An Aeron will last you your entire working life. As a 250lb man who likes to recline, I was going through cheap office chairs about every 3 months working from home, so I took the plunge and bought one. It very much feels like a piece of heavy duty commercial "equipment", not a cheap piece of furniture. I bought mine used; it's 20 years old and looks brand new. And the ergonomics, while controversial, I've found to be life changing.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by conductr »

> Many people simply do not have the space allocated inside their homes for an office setup, and it can be too expensive to move to a bigger place.

Because they're stuck in the expensive city where their employer offices. If WFH means location independence and mobility, these employees will eventually find the space they need and can afford. At the moment, they're stuck in limbo.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by zachrose »

mumblemumble wrote: post #258
scarecrowbob wrote: post #77

I've been working remote for about 10 years. I've had "real" offices. I've worked in open-plan offices. I've had a home office. I've worked from bed. There are tons of good ways to do it. Lately I swap between a kitchen table and a chair on my porch. I no longer use multiple screens, I've just gotten really fast at swapping windows on my 15" laptop; I've gotten good at figuring out how wide my terminal window breaks…

> screen real estate isn't a big factor in getting stuff done for me Lately, I've been wondering if less screen real estate actually makes me a better programmer. Being able to simultaneously have 6 files open across two large monitors with a lot of vertical real estate means that messy code doesn't hurt me as much. In fact, I'm pretty sure the only reason I do that is to facilitate dealing with messy code. I no long…

You’re really on to something here about systems thinking and the relative power of tools. I feel similarly about big IDEs and stateful, long-running test runners.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by ravenstine »

I'm really pro-remote, and I've been working from home for the last 3 years, but I've never identified with how a lot of people do it.

Whether it's remote workers themselves or people like my parents, people seem impressed with the idea that they can work in their PJs/underwear. I can't work that way, for some reason. I need to be wearing the same clothes I'd be wearing at the office. Although I don't do this most of the time, even wearing my shoes in my office helps me feel and act more professional.

Working from bed would be even worse. I've done it on occasion, but I always end up hating it. To each their own, though.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by deeblering4 »

gmadsen wrote: post #320
scarecrowbob wrote: post #77

I've been working remote for about 10 years. I've had "real" offices. I've worked in open-plan offices. I've had a home office. I've worked from bed. There are tons of good ways to do it. Lately I swap between a kitchen table and a chair on my porch. I no longer use multiple screens, I've just gotten really fast at swapping windows on my 15" laptop; I've gotten good at figuring out how wide my terminal window breaks…

I never understand the ability to work on a laptop. For me it would be a significant blow to my productivity. How do people do it? I have 3 full monitors, one for running 10 or so processes that I can glance at stdout, then the other two monitors for having many different editor files open, numerous data plots, and multiple reference guides open, etc.

I have 8 full virtual desktops. I can switch screens without even moving my head.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by edgyquant »

mojuba wrote: post #125
scarecrowbob wrote: post #77

I've been working remote for about 10 years. I've had "real" offices. I've worked in open-plan offices. I've had a home office. I've worked from bed. There are tons of good ways to do it. Lately I swap between a kitchen table and a chair on my porch. I no longer use multiple screens, I've just gotten really fast at swapping windows on my 15" laptop; I've gotten good at figuring out how wide my terminal window breaks…

That's work from home brilliantly summarized, very true. However, I have my doubts about productivity in smaller teams and startups. Being in the same space physically I think speeds up a lot of things. In small teams and esp. at early stage startups your whole day is a meeting where things are discussed and resolved spontaneously. Sometimes it is important to have an environment where information is exchanged dynami…

I work remote at an early stage startup, I’m not sure you’re right. It might be faster to work together but only by the amount of time it takes to type. We’re on slack talking all day and have video meeting when needed. We work fast as it is so I’m not sure we’d gain much by being in person (other than social stimulation.)
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