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Re: Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?

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Post by teeceetime2 »

d_sc wrote: post #212
maribi wrote: post #209

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If the laptop is company property, then depending on your country/where you live .. yes it’s legal. Outside of legality, you need to ask yourself if you are okay with your company going to that level of monitoring & inspection on what you are doing. Remote Access Tools remove all amounts of privacy that you may have. I would ask your employer why they want to install the program on computers and also get clarificatio…

Want to add - the T1 helpdesk guy who has the ticket to install some rando software on some rando employee's computer is not going to know why. If you do intend to go this route, ask a decision maker, not the messenger (installer).

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Post by noelherrick »

upupandup wrote: post #132

I just don't understand why some people are so keen on making in-person or hybrid work, it won't in the long run because you are competing with companies that doesn't have the overhead of an office, HR, logistics etc. This is the new normal , you either accept it or keep trying to go back to what will never be going forward. I also don't really believe people claiming they are losing productivity in WFH, its most lik…

I never want to go to the office again (especially open floor plans), but I think you are being unfair to folks who like the office. Human interaction and energy are 100% a thing. I used to think sports were the most boring thing to watch, but then I went to an American football game where people cared. The energy was electric.

There are people that need people around to work. Perhaps it can be once a week, once a month, etc., but some workers actually need people. It's inhumane for some people. Stigmatizing them as unproductive without any other facts is just black and white thinking that does not advance the conversation.

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Post by upupandup »

twh270 wrote: post #192
upupandup wrote: post #132

I just don't understand why some people are so keen on making in-person or hybrid work, it won't in the long run because you are competing with companies that doesn't have the overhead of an office, HR, logistics etc. This is the new normal , you either accept it or keep trying to go back to what will never be going forward. I also don't really believe people claiming they are losing productivity in WFH, its most lik…

I think during the lockdown phase most people worked hard to do their part, whether they liked it or not, because it was seen as temporary, and hey we're all in this together fighting a friggin' pandemic, and other reasons. And companies of course had no choice in the matter either. So everyone made it work, as best they could, to a greater or lesser degree. Now we're transitioning into a post-lockdown "new normal".…

I hear a lot of cases where a large chunk of the workforce quit overnight because of mandated return to office

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Post by ghaff »

jrochkind1 wrote: post #147
ghaff wrote: post #135

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Many of us don't have a choice of different providers. And while I agree that WiFi in particular may not be as good as a wired connection, many people also don't have an Ethernet jack near where they work at home. (I do personally next to where I take my calls.)

I've actually had good luck with an "ethernet over power" device in my WFH setup. eg https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter-Extender-T... but in general, yes, I agree, I have had problems with network connectivity in my WFH setup that are very difficult to do something about, and which are very frustrating to all involved, it is a problem.

I've extended WiFi with a power line adapter. It works but I had to try a few plug combinations for it to work. I know with X10 (yes, long time ago), you could have issues spanning your electrical box from (maybe?) one side to the other.

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Post by cupofpython »

cableshaft wrote: post #178
cupofpython wrote: post #150

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Buy a smart bulb for your WFH desk. Pick a color (example: bright white) that you only use when you are working. you might not notice anything at first, but after a while it really helps with shifting your mentality into or out of work mode very quickly. Very helpful at the start of a busy day, or the end of a rough day. Source: I did WFH for about 2 years before the pandemic in a 1 bedroom apartment that I shared wi…

Great idea. I double up my office space for work and for personal projects / hobbies outside of work (same desk and chair, different computers), but didn't consider having a dedicated colored light for it. I think I'll leave normal lighting for work, but then do a more playful color for hobbies, like purple or blue or red or something. I already have the light even, I just haven't been using it.

Something I never got around to setting up that you might find interest in if going for a few different "modes" is using NFC tags / stickers to trigger the light change. So you can have a couple stickers on the wall or w.e and tap you phone to work or hobby or normal and have things change automatically.

going into the phone isnt really a big deal, but I always felt setting up a physical trigger would be way smoother mentally

Re: Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?

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Post by jrochkind1 »

ghaff wrote: post #225
jrochkind1 wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've actually had good luck with an "ethernet over power" device in my WFH setup. eg https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter-Extender-T... but in general, yes, I agree, I have had problems with network connectivity in my WFH setup that are very difficult to do something about, and which are very frustrating to all involved, it is a problem.

I've extended WiFi with a power line adapter. It works but I had to try a few plug combinations for it to work. I know with X10 (yes, long time ago), you could have issues spanning your electrical box from (maybe?) one side to the other.

The instructions that came with the one I got say that it should be on the same circuit or whatever. I am pretty sure mine is not. It works well anyway. Which surprised me, I honestly didn't have high hopes for it, but it has made my zoom calls more reliable vs wifi in my office location.

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Post by timr »

terminatornet wrote: post #180
timr wrote: post #86

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> Probably just people out with colds. That's a leap. My understanding is that airlines are affected by the same thing every other employer is seeing -- they can't hire. It might be exacerbated by the fact that airlines reduced/eliminated their training pipeline. For example: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/15/us-pilot-shortage-forces-air... > The pandemic exacerbated a pilot shortage by slowing down training, hiring an…

It takes more than pilots to run an airline, you need flight attendants, maintenance crew, ticketing agents. If pilot staffing issues due to training and early retirements then why did airlines that removed mask mandates see staff shortages first? > An EasyJet spokesperson attributed the increase in cancelled flights to "higher than usual staff sickness levels" due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across Europe. h…

Sure, in April 2022.

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Post by recvonline »

DoingIsLearning wrote: post #204
recvonline wrote: post #203

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Twice it was a US based company (San Francisco), who are used to SF salaries, and found out the the "same quality" engineers in Germany can be hired for much cheaper (cost of living much cheaper etc.). So for both sides, its a win-win. I see many more companies doing this. It's not really good for the local economy, since you leverage the (back then) super liquid SF bay area market from within Germany. They usually h…

Yeah I suppose my follow up question is how does it work for you w/ async comms for companies with HQ in Pacific Standard Time? Or are you just working with a completely separate CET team, and there is no Pacific time interaction?

One was with an EMEA team, the other one truly async. Sometimes I waited until 10pm my time to get an answer, some meetings where at 5pm to fit the whole team well.

It was doable. Weird to go through the day and nobody is on Slack, and then after you wake up to 20+ new messages all over.

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Post by recvonline »

mettamage wrote: post #186
recvonline wrote: post #27

I was looking for new work this year and found a company which hired me for +40% salary increase and remote/timezone free. Personally I have young kids and therefore prefer flexible times, fully remote etc. Being in Europe, I think fully remote is getting embraced. It‘s the third company where I get US level salary plus all the benefits (30 days vacation, unlimited sick leave etc). I see a strong trend from young fam…

Is your company looking for other people? It sounds awesome. Email is in profile :)

If you are open minded, there are tons of Blockchain companies out there who offer great perks, latest tech and amazing salaries.

Caveat: You have to know which company is legit and which is not. I am getting approached by 2-3 companies a week and found 2 (out of maybe 20-30?) which were legit.

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