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I Miss Working from the Office

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Re: I Miss Working from the Office

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Post by devnull255 »

I definitely miss having the option to work from the office.

I miss the commute time ( never more than an hour and a half on the busiest of commutes ) and the transition from home to work and work to home again.

I don't think I cared for doing either full time; office or working from home. So I liked being able to mix it up. The variation of it was refreshing.

I liked experiencing the increased likelihood of encountering unexpected events and people. The greater randomness of experience.

Re: I Miss Working from the Office

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Post by RegularHacker »

st1x7 wrote: post #48

I think that what isn't discussed enough is the variance in quality of your office environment and of your home office and how that quality affects your preferences about working from home. It sounds quite obvious but in these arguments people often just state what they personally like and leave it at that. Your office can be place where you still have the option to work uninterrupted but also get the benefits of fac…

One interesting point that stood out for me was that within an office, almost all workers have access to similar resources. In that the work place acts as a level-playing field regardless of if you're a fresh graduate or someone who has family and kids.
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