Go to a shared office space or get friends to see during lunch and after work. This is not a WFH issue, this is you just being lazy.
Ask HN: Who's sick of remote work?
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#102What's stopping you from leaving the house?
Besides the pandemic, too much work. "Startup life"! I wouldn't mind working really hard, if I had the reward of getting to know my coworkers as a bonus.
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#103You thought about asking for a 4-day work week? 32 hours
No, in fact my manager said I should be working 50 hours at least. I took it as good advice, now I resent it.
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#104"long hours in a house alone" != remote work Remote work is work you do remotely—i.e., outside of a traditional "butts in seats" company office where employees form an in-person collective during business hours. Obviously the pandemic has put a damper on the various possibilities available, but by way of example, you can work at (assuming all you need is a laptop + internet connection): a cowork space (either drop-in…
Yeah any work done from cafes or boats wont work for me. I want a good desk, seat, 2 monitors, keyboard or I find it too frustrating to work.
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#105I'm really in love with having my own office. Given how that it is impossible these days in actually offices, the fact I can work in my own space at home is nice. If there was a chance of me having my own office somewhere else, it might be a harder choice.
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#106I 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.
It's harder to make friends once you get past a certain age. We become too set in our ways to be able to make friends.
Even if you have a hobby, it needs to be something that needs to be pursued in a group setting. Thus, hobbies such as singing in a choir will be much more effective at stimulating social contact than solo pursuits.
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#107It takes discipline. You have to love your work. And that, my friends, is why many people will not be able to remote work. All the stories you read in the comments here so far are for people who really love their jobs. You can feel it in every word that's lovingly typed. Families. Spouses. Nature. Inspiration. etc. But for many people who absolutely don't like their jobs (most people), remote work is not a panacea. W…
This is a very insightful comment. It's incredibly difficult to knuckle down and "work" when (a) your work is not going to be noticed (b) you are not getting a promotion no matter what; someone else has been identified for the promotion (c) you dislike most of your colleagues because of their personality traits or work habits. In a way, there is no need to. You have been retained for your time (that is the essence of full-time employment), and after a certain point, the onus is squarely on your employer to get their money's worth by putting proper structures to incentivize good work. Caveat emptor.
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#108Not one person in comments stated they love to sit in traffic for two hours every single day. Strange, isn't it?
Let me break that trend and say that I enjoyed driving to work. I spent an hour total (back and forth), sometimes 1.5 hours if I went during peak traffic. But it was time I enjoyed: I would listen to my favorite music, think, and have time to transition from one environment to another. I'd arrive at the destination refreshed. Working from home feels like being a caged animal whose 'change of scene' is a twenty-yard walk to another corner of the cage.
I agree with the sentiment you have expressed in your comment, though. Every person has a threshold beyond which the commute goes from a daily ritual that one looks forward to, to an ordeal that one ends up dreading, and it varies from one person to another. I have been lucky to have always had a commute below my pain threshold.
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#109It takes discipline. You have to love your work. And that, my friends, is why many people will not be able to remote work. All the stories you read in the comments here so far are for people who really love their jobs. You can feel it in every word that's lovingly typed. Families. Spouses. Nature. Inspiration. etc. But for many people who absolutely don't like their jobs (most people), remote work is not a panacea. W…
I dont know how much longer I can pretend to care about my job when it is so painfully obvious many of my colleagues dont. The fiercely passionate actually dont seem to notice that some arent like them when everyone is remote. Thankfully its not demanding.
> The fiercely passionate actually dont seem to notice
They probably notice but do not care: a lot of (most I know anyway) passionate people tend to not compare/waste time with people that do not help them improve. Indeed remote work makes that easier for 'their side' as well.
But find another job: life is too short.
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#110I love remote work, but the pandemic made it harder.
I used to bike to random cafés and work from there, but those are not attractive right now. I can't work on my balcony because it's too cold.
When the day is over, I have nowhere to go. It's harder to see other people. There isn't as much to do in this cold, gray weather. Thus I spend a lot of time in the same chair, looking at the same screen.
When the sun returns and the restrictions lift, it will be a great time to work remotely.
My schedule is fairly flexible, so I escaped this dreadful weather and went on a roadtrip. I hike and bike, then work in the evenings. It feels good to be outside.
I wish that laptop-friendly places were better advertised, and that more hotels provided appropriate workspaces. This would make working on the road much easier.