Sponsored content for sure. TLDR anyway because I don’t care about what corporations demand. They have long controlled everyone in the worst of ways and deserve e heavy pushback and life-wasting commute requirements. You want me to commute? Pay for my time at salaried rate, transportation (of my choosing) costs, and lobby for both of those be tax free to me. Otherwise, go fuck yourself.
Remote work is probably hurting your body and brain
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#32I feel much better since I started working remotely. I lost 35 kg, started walking about 8 km every day, i can switch my position in front of the computer (half the time i sit on a ball by my desktop, the other half i lie on my bed with laptop on it). So I don't have back pain anymore. Please don't make me waste 1 hour commuting every day and sit in 1 place for 8 hours ever again.
How did you get in the habit of walking 8km a day working remotely? I hope your example can motivate me
Negotiate different working hours if you can, I now work 4AM to 12 Noon which gives me all afternoon every day to exercise and work on my own projects.
Bed at 6PM/7PM, up at 3AM
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not just a subtle attack, but there is a huge amount of money behind getting office workers back. There are so many businesses that depend on you driving several hours per day, parking, being rushed so you have to buy food (or even better - your business caters so the caterer has a fixed contract), buying office attire, keeping that office attire clean, outsourcing easy work because of time demands, buying prepa…
Are workers not back now? Most people I know that don't work directly in software are back to some kind of hybrid or full time office work. Rush hour traffic is back. It feels like a minority of workers stayed full time remote. I get comments now about being so lucky to be remote full time
Yes, I agree. Remote working appears to be more prominent within software. In part, driven by preference of the work force, and strong negotiating power given demand for engineers.
Rest of the work force appears to be back in office 3+ days a week.
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#34My WFH setup is an adjustable standing desk with ergonomically positioned monitor and keyboard.
I don’t spend 2 hours in traffic.
I exercise every morning.
I can put my feet in the grass whenever I need a break.
Remote work is awesome!!!
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#35In the office: 1-2 hours wasted on commute. Access to espresso machine. Open-plan cube farm with neighbors talking loudly all day and office dogs sporadically barking -- no opportunity for deep focus. Random shitty interactions with the public and officemates. Ergonomic desk setup, bad remote-meeting setup, bad audio setup (headphones). Get home at dinner time, cook while hangry and impatient. Occasional productive whiteboard sessions.
At home: Private office with a door (typically unused) and window with a lovely view. My coffee is better. Girlfriend to have lunch with, quiet cat who cuddles in my office. Ample opportunity for deep focus. No commute. Time to prep dinner during lunch break, relaxed and pleasant time to cook before dinner time. Interactions with co-workers are planned and work-related. Highly customized, ergonomic desk setup, great remote-meeting setup, great audio setup. Whiteboard collaboration is non-existent.
Almost every point about the office amounts to a daily pile-on of stress. I never knew how much that was impacting me until it was removed. Occasionally going in for whiteboarding is a nice opportunity to make and maintain peer relationships, but I'm never going back to full-time office work.
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#36Last year, I started to WFH rather than face to face. I am working in the same field (not IT related), in a different organisation.
My office is now about 100 yards away from the beach, in a sunny country. I go swimming early in the morning before the tourists arrive, and sit with my wife in an open air bar sipping a diet Coke at lunchtime after walking the dog.
Don't take me wrong, WFH has had an impact on my body, in that now I have a tan. I rarely drive, but I walk a lot. Often on sand.
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#37Reading fortune.com is definitely hurting your body and brain
My sentiments exactly. It's a wealth porn magazine and they don't even want to hide that so it's not even an insult.
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#38Was there some point when major media publishers decided they were all fine with being a mouthpiece for blatant attempts to “nudge” mass behavior? It first hit me during the Gamestop short squeeze incident when I started seeing articles every few minutes telling me why not to buy GME that we were living in a Truman show world. Now its eating bugs etc.
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#39Valid points in the article but they boil down to: 1) WFH unexpectedly made for awkward at-home office arrangements (eg kitchen table) and meeting formats (eg. zoom) BUT over time people sorted these things out 2) WFH people worked much longer hours perhaps over compensating for not being in the office, and that takes its toll on health That's it. So really nothing to see hear _except_ that this is a subtle attack on…
>WFH favours those who are productive but penalizes those who get ahead by 'networking' or 'schmoozing with the boss'.
What I'm reading is that it's a benefit all around
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#40Yeah i think we need to protest with our wallets and take some of these “news” agencies out of business.