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#12Previously:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33478562 (November 5, 2022 — 325 points, 199 comments)
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#13Is this common? Maybe that's one of the reasons that people push for RTO, they can't work alone?
I'm not sure how common this is, but I would guess most people experience it to some degree.
I've worked remotely since 2013, and love the convenience, but still need to get out from time to time. I've noticed this in an office setting as well. After ~4 years at my first job, every day in the same room and with the same ~10 people, I noticed that the change in atmosphere at my 2nd job (which had many/varying people in proximity) made it easier to focus.
I don't know if it's that people are there as much as it is a change of scenery, but when a place is bustling it makes it feel like it's constantly changing.
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#14Is this common? Maybe that's one of the reasons that people push for RTO, they can't work alone?
The reasons that managers/execs push for RTO are complex, and sometimes disingenuous and nefarious. As someone who’s worked remote (and async) and also in big offices, sometimes I see individual workers celebrating RTO for misguided reasons: 1. They use work as a social space 2. They enjoy the break of getting out of their house/from family/partner 3. The ritual of going to and from work as a separate space is helpfu…
I like that RTO keeps my
job exclusive and I get paid more for being willing to come in and rub shoulders with management. I work for my family and to create a better life for them — not for some abstract goal of having the most productive environment (to enrich much larger shareholders than me). I paid a lot of money to live close to these places for work and now I’m reaping the benefit.
No pain no gain, basically.
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What do you mean?
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#16This is a concept primarily for people with ADHD by the way, if you're not in this target group you might not understand why it's needed, as we already see in this thread.
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#17Is this common? Maybe that's one of the reasons that people push for RTO, they can't work alone?
The reasons that managers/execs push for RTO are complex, and sometimes disingenuous and nefarious. As someone who’s worked remote (and async) and also in big offices, sometimes I see individual workers celebrating RTO for misguided reasons: 1. They use work as a social space 2. They enjoy the break of getting out of their house/from family/partner 3. The ritual of going to and from work as a separate space is helpfu…
It's not real helpful to label a bunch of fairly ordinary. useful, and healthy, aspects of work misguided and then offer no alternative suggestions to address your points.
You go for a walk, live in a tiny apartment in Manhattan, and use lighting colour to give a sense of 'work place'.
Well guess what, your circumstances probably don't generalise.
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#18This is a concept primarily for people with ADHD by the way, if you're not in this target group you might not understand why it's needed, as we already see in this thread.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I was in office, I had a lot of trouble working even though I am most productive while body doubling. The overhead lights, the random interruptions from people that know you or want something from you . . .. After I got to campus, I spend most days down at the coffee shop, or a local cafe or something of that nature. Being around people, with distractions removed was the key for me. Just me, and my laptop. As fo…
Oh man, I work so well in a busy cafe. I'm not sure what quality it is, but being around a bunch of people who aren't bothering me with questions allows me to get into flow.
The quality is probably pretty good. This is called body doubling and is exactly the concept here.