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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by avenoir on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:06AM (#14107576)
I've been a remote employee for 2 years now. I strongly believe that the majority of people will not be able to mentally adjust to working out of their home. It's only human nature. There are days I feel like I will go insane if i spend another 10 minutes in my apartment. Then I'd go to a coffee shop and just relax mentally while feeling like part of society. And i'm an introvert.
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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by xeromal on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:09AM (#14107610)
Indeed. A good amount of humans are social creatures and need interaction. A coffee shop is a good idea. You don't even need to talk to people. Just being immersed in a busy environment is good enough sometimes.
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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by autokad on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:15AM (#14107673)
if i dont speak to humans, even for a short while, I start forgetting how to.

being immersed isn't enough, if anything it feels more alienating to me

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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by maxxxxx on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:31PM (#14108482)
When I worked from home I did much more in terms of extracurricular activities. I am working in an office now and after a day of dealing with people I am exhausted and just go home to collapse. I think my social life has suffered a lot from working in an office. Yes, I interact with people but not really on my own terms.
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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by zeppelin101 on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:32PM (#14108503)
But working from a cafe is still pretty much 'working from home'. It has many of the upsides of working from the non-remote office with the upsides of choosing your environment (e.g. what kind of cafe are you looking for?).
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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by remotehack on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:03PM (#14110910)
If I were young and single, even today and even as an introvert I'd probably seek out places to work on site. Work, not social stuff. I'm old and settled these days so when I can get remote gigs, it's great.
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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by ArtDev on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:06PM (#14109443)
I have a wife and kids, so its nice to visit with them on my breaks if they are around.

This is a key difference if you don't have kids yet. I am rarely lonely, even if I never leave my house.

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