Mastodawn

Anti-Antidote Sep 30, 2023

I don’t know about shouldn’t. I think that there should always be the option to work remotely, but I much prefer to work in an office where I can have a separate mental space from home and be able to build meaningful relationships with my coworkers.

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littlewonder Oct 2, 2023

Ok but most of this can be solved by going to literally any co-working space.

And as far as getting to know coworkers–wouldn’t you rather pick your friends from people you can choose to be around?

Sorry don’t take my spicy opinion personally. I think I’ve read too many dumbass return-to-office mandates that use stuff like your preference as leverage. Obviously, it’s not your fault they do that.

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scarabic

It’s not about picking friends. It’s about building trust and connection with the people you are already spending all this time with. It’s hard to tackle big challenges with people you barely know and don’t trust.

Co working space? No thanks. That’s like a motel versus a home. They’re dirty and noisy. Our employer keeps a great office space with everything we need and no coworking space can compare. It’s also a permanent space we know after years of working there. And I’ll bump into more distant coworkers there just by chance. With co working spaces you basically have to plan specific days to meet specific people somewhere, and it cuts down on serendipitous connection.