Ask HN: How to find a job in 2021 if I dislike remote?

Post by alecbz » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 10:03 PM UTC

caffeine wrote: post #212

alecbz wrote: post #167

> Are there places out there for weirdos like me? I think the discourse is heavily biased towards pro-remote. We've been working from offices for years, so the pro-remote crowd has been vocal for a while, whereas most pro-office people are only just beginning to realize that they even prefer an office, let alone how much. But so basically I think it's a completely false notion that preferring remote work is the norm.…

It’s fun to sit in the same room/office and brainstorm and actually build something together. Gives that sense of camaraderie, we’re-in-this-together feeling, if it’s with the right people. I also think it’s about 20x more productive if in a high-stakes, high-uncertainty regime. But the median remote work is probably better than the median in person work, even if the very best work is in person. Try to imagine starti…

Post by cybertronic » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 10:14 PM UTC

lexapro wrote: post #38

FpUser wrote: post #37

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>"really miss leaving work early on Fridays to go to the pub" I used to have this when I was employed (about 20 years ago). Somehow my personal take was that it gets tiring pretty fast. I've had enough friends outside of employment and wit the very rare exception would very much prefer to socialize with them rather than coworkers. I then went on my own and have never looked back. The fact that I am doing quite ok mea…

A lot of people don't have enough friends outside of employment.

Post by fouc » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 10:46 PM UTC

g051051 wrote: post #123

65 wrote: post #116

Just want to say you are not alone. I too want to have a place to go. Whether it's a co-working space or an office for the company I work for, waking up and working in the same place every day is slowly driving me crazy. The WFH people are probably the most vocal online (especially on Reddit as subreddits tend to create echo-chambers), so it feels as though _everyone_ wants to work from home, but ultimately I think/h…

> ultimately I think/hope most people understand the social benefits of working in an office. As far as I'm concerned, there aren't any. But you know what? At the end of the day I don't care where someone works, as long as they extend me the same courtesy. The last place I worked at (before the lockdowns) gradually eliminated WFH, converted to an open plan office, and generally made life miserable for software devs w…

Post by rsynnott » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 10:52 PM UTC

dehrmann wrote: post #226

rsynnott wrote: post #135

> These days it's hard to find an in office job I’m not sure that’s true; most companies do plan to re-open their offices if they’re not already open. It probably is harder to find an in office job that is in-office today. Virtually impossible in some places, depending on government guidelines. But generally the intent is to go back. I’m in the same boat; can’t stand working from home, and wouldn’t take a remote job.…

> ...if they’re not already open It's not the same when the office is "open," but only 5% of people are coming in.

Post by mikhael28 » Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 11:21 PM UTC