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I was still looking for another job that was fully remote. I will never work in a loud open office again.
Unpopular opinion, but I was not a big fan. It was mainly because my house lacked a dedicated, private office where I could work, compared to my real office. My living space isn’t that big, but I’ve got a great office at the job. Big desk, big screens, giant whiteboard, and it’s just around the corner, so commute is minimal.
So for me, remote is an upgrade in terms of infrastructure. For you, it is obviously a downgrade.
How many people who hate remote work have a Herman Miller Aeron vs a wooden kitchen chair?
How many who love remote work went from an open office vs a private office?
If you had to go -- my god -- and good luck finding an open stall.
Nobody. Join an exercise group 3x a week afterwork. Work friends are never real friends anyways.
If you don't spend time together outside work (work events don't count) then you're right.
However, I've had a number of coworkers translate to friends, especially after we stopped working together.
Work friends are like any other relationship: both sides have to work to make and keep things going.
I’d prefer a hybrid arrangement of 1, maybe 2 days at most to have close in-person collaborative work with a team and to get the meetings out there in person, but it’s impossible to be sick of having no commute.
Leave your house. Remote work has downsides, but you have the ability to fix them as opposed to the office where your only option is to switch jobs.
Do you mean "leave your house... to work somewhere else"? If so, that's sort of an option. But at that point, I might as well be working with my coworkers. If you mean "leave your house... outside work hours", this is also becoming more and more possible, yet most of my waking hours are part of my workday.
Unfortunately the pandemic has sent middle managers mad for video calls and status updates, which has made things generally less productive.
I think what's really happening here is that most people, especially older men, are realizing how much of their social life is tied to work and going to the office. My advice is to get some hobbies, make some friends, join some groups. Even if you aren't willing to go out, finding groups and chatting online in a voice or video call is probably better than just sitting in your home alone.
But I still wouldn't trade remote work for the world. I can get a climb in at my local gym in the morning and a swim in the afternoon - with plenty of time left to cook n clean and some quality time with the missus.
edit - also my home desktop is just awesome... 12k of total pixels across three monitors... An awesome omnidesk standing desk... can eat from the fridge the food that I need n want. Aint no office offering me this...
Am hoping with the Omicron abating can finally get out a bit more and re-establishing some connections.
My very first real career job started February 2020, so I was only in the office for about two months, which was alright. But work from home is all I really know so far. Would be nice to have an office within walking distance though