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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While a co-working space would indeed help with having a separate work environment, I disagree that it would help with the social part of my problem with remote work. Not only do I feel far less like I am “part of a team” when I’m with a remote team, but often it leads to a lot of friction on collaboration in my own work. I’m quite headstrong and have trouble reaching out for help when I’m stuck with things, and part of addressing that is lowering the friction involved in getting help as much as possible. Idk, this is all anecdote and maybe isn’t as applicable if you’re not doing software development, but it’s what I’ve experienced.