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re: Two Years Ago This Month: Work From Home
Posted on 3/24/22 at 12:54 pm to PapaPogey
Posted on 3/24/22 at 12:54 pm to PapaPogey
quote:my commute home is pretty short but jussstttt long enough to sort of unwind and snap out of "work mode"
I also enjoy the short commute in the morning to kind of wake up and enjoy some alone time.
i'm simply not wired to be in my house all day
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Posted on 3/24/22 at 12:55 pm to BoogaBear
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When I do actually go in, I sit huddled in my office on teams calls anyway.
I started coming to the office again about a year ago. Our corporate HQ which takes up three floors of a building and used to house about 200 employees, now houses 2 or 3 on a good day. I stole a VP's corner office so now I have a great view, a big desk, and a door. It's odd having an entire building to myself, but we have a small gym here that I get to use whenever I want with no one else ever there. Walking around the office seeing the empty cubes and the family photos is apocalyptic.
One of the main reasons I came to work here was the proximity to my house. My commute is 9 miles and about 15 mins.
HR said over 90% of our employees wanted to continue remotely. Again, I'm in software. The vast majority of my coworkers didn't want to interact with people anyway. Given the chance to sit at home and stare at their computer, they jumped at it. Oh well, I'll probably start looking around for a regular job where people still go to work. I knew I enjoyed the office and coworkers. I just didn't realize I needed it until they took it away.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 12:55 pm to Aubie Spr96
Y'all can keep the office... I'll grind on from home thank you very much.
I get so much more done without having people pop in to show me pictures of fish they caught or deer they shot. I miss the water cooler chat some, but no commute and being able to hammer through undisturbed far outweighs.
Team meetings for us are audio only, so I work during those too.
I get so much more done without having people pop in to show me pictures of fish they caught or deer they shot. I miss the water cooler chat some, but no commute and being able to hammer through undisturbed far outweighs.
Team meetings for us are audio only, so I work during those too.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 12:59 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Don't be mad that workers have gotten a taste of not having to put up with your shitty work environments. Do better and folks might want to come back to your office.
This is it right here, and honestly it's really hard to compete with WFH even if you're the most chill manager ever.
If I'm in the office and I hit a bump in the road I have the option of, at absolute best, taking a stroll around the office, chatting with a coworker while my mind works on the issue in the background. That's at best. What usually happens is staring at the screen for 1-2 hours hoping the answer pops out at me, which won't happen.
When I'm at home I can literally change clothes and go for a run. Go jerk off. Go watch a TV show. Let my brain rest for half an hour, find the answer, and then continue on.
I had this happen last week. The entire team went into the office and I had two spreadsheets pulled up, and didn't want to go frick around when I hit an obstacle because everyone else was sitting there working. So I did absolutely frick off from 1 to 3, going back over the same mistake coming up empty. The next morning I found the problem in 20 minutes. How is that at all productive?
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:01 pm to Aubie Spr96
I'm three days in the office and two days at home. I would never step foot in an office again if I didn't have to.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:04 pm to Aubie Spr96
I love seeing how differently people view and experience this. Its really an interesting human experiment. Hopefully your job and company, have the ability to allow you to be flexible. It is definitely here to stay for industries that allow for it.
I personally, can crank out work at home 100% more efficiently than in an office. I don't mind either, but if I had to choose, it would be WFH in my PJs, music on, and grinding it out. I come up for air at 5pm to get kids and start dinner. My husband is polar opposite. Wants to put on "work clothes" and go to the office every day. The shutdown was super tough for him.
I personally, can crank out work at home 100% more efficiently than in an office. I don't mind either, but if I had to choose, it would be WFH in my PJs, music on, and grinding it out. I come up for air at 5pm to get kids and start dinner. My husband is polar opposite. Wants to put on "work clothes" and go to the office every day. The shutdown was super tough for him.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:07 pm to redneck hippie
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There is a lady on my FB feed that was in full melt down mode about having to return to work. The horror! having to put on actual clothes and get up and go to work. I don't know how she'll ever cope
Tbh, COVID and most of us being forced to WFH showed us how stupid some corporate office models are when it comes to certain jobs and some industries.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:09 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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i'm simply not wired to be in my house all day
I'm not either. The reason I enjoy my job is because I like the people I work with.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:09 pm to Aubie Spr96
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I don't see how you effectively train people, develop a culture, or develop professional relationships
Tell me you're a boomer, without telling me that you're a boomer.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:10 pm to Aubie Spr96
i've worked from home a total of 5 days since the scamdemic began.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:13 pm to MorbidTheClown
minus quarantine days, I haven't worked from home 1 day
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:14 pm to Aubie Spr96
I’ve worked at 3 places in the past 2 years and was at the office daily at all of them outside of the first 6-8 weeks. Crazy that so many people never went back to the office.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:15 pm to Aubie Spr96
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The company I work for is in the software business.
Very subtle, “I’m in sales” brag.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:17 pm to BK Lounge
I’m much more productive at home. I thought it would be the opposite. There is less BS to navigate, and if something comes up, you can handle it and then get back to concentrating on work. The amount of time wasted in an office setting is greatly underestimated.
I miss some social interactions but I don’t miss other things like people bugging you for random stuff or other is useless regular meetings and I don’t miss the commute. Our team meets every day virtually for 15 to 30 minutes and that is sufficient. And I like everyone on our team.
I miss some social interactions but I don’t miss other things like people bugging you for random stuff or other is useless regular meetings and I don’t miss the commute. Our team meets every day virtually for 15 to 30 minutes and that is sufficient. And I like everyone on our team.
This post was edited on 3/24/22 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:17 pm to Odysseus32
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This is it right here, and honestly it's really hard to compete with WFH even if you're the most chill manager ever.
I work in tech. For a rather big name company. I live in Houston. Apple has come calling twice in the last year on LinkedIn. For some reason they are not on the WFH bandwagon. The job would require a move to Austin and with the insanity of the house market there. frick that. I would absolutely love to work for apple but my current hybrid situation is much more preferable. I can go to my office but my team is all over and none work in Houston so there’s really no point.
I did apply for a job at Meta recently that is remote so fingers crossed.
This post was edited on 3/24/22 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:20 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Frankly, I can't stand it much longer.
lol wtf? Working remote is the shite. I can spend my winters in Tahoe, my summer in Santa Barbara. And when I get tired of that I can rotate with wherever the hell I want.
What’s wrong with you? If you’re fully remote take advantage. Why be tethered to some boring arse town?
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:23 pm to Tiger Ugly
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you work from home unsupervised efficiency is going down.
You know whose efficiency is down? You middle manager types who don't really do anything. With people out of the office, you're unable to pretend and make yourself feel like you're contributing. Oh well.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:26 pm to Grateful Reb
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lol wtf? Working remote is the shite. I can spend my winters in Tahoe, my summer in Santa Barbara. And when I get tired of that I can rotate with wherever the hell I want.
What’s wrong with you? If you’re fully remote take advantage. Why be tethered to some boring arse town?
Right? There are some people who have no social outlets other than their jobs. The types that have to be in the office for "social interaction" are the ones that die two days after they retire.
You need social interaction? Take a break. Crab a coffee. Visit some of your locally owned businesses for a few minutes. Go to the gym and make friends. I know what it's like to be a boring corporate attorney. I don't want to hang around with just other corporate attorneys all day long.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:29 pm to Aubie Spr96
Home or at office, you'll get tired of either soon enough. Then enjoy the other. Then get bored of it. Cycle it out.
Posted on 3/24/22 at 1:33 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Right? There are some people who have no social outlets other than their jobs. The types that have to be in the office for "social interaction" are the ones that die two days after they retire.
You need social interaction? Take a break. Crab a coffee. Visit some of your locally owned businesses for a few minutes. Go to the gym and make friends. I know what it's like to be a boring corporate attorney. I don't want to hang around with just other corporate attorneys all day long.
Yep, I've never been one to really socialize at work. Now, I'm not an a-hole to people or anything, but my work relationships very rarely cross over to becoming personal relationships. Honestly, I've only ever been real friends (outside of work) with one person, and I had a personal relationship with this person before we began working together.
I talk to my personal friends every day via text, go to dinner with my wife a few times per week, and hang out with friends or family at least a couple times per week.
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