Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t So Sure

Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by holler on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:35PM (#22689440)

It's funny, I've been working remotely for the past 4 years and now more than ever, I miss going to an office and being around more people. Working remote has some amazing benefits, and I've certainly taken advantage of them, but eventually I've realized that decreased social interaction is something to consider. That said, I'll probably keep working remote.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by Ididntdothis on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:37PM (#22689463)

I dream of a small office with a few people near to my home within cycling distance. If I have to choose between a big office and home I will choose home.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:42PM (#22689502)

Same, would love to live in a community with businesses interspersed with homes and be able to bicycle/walk everywhere and let kids roam around without risk of being hit by a car.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by ie21 on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:50PM (#22689577)

Then I'm living your dream - my office is right-next-to-my-house. I use the door in my garden to cross over. More often I take the main front yard door just so I get to walk a bit (<100m door to door).

Right now, nobody is coming in, everyone's remote. I prefer to go to the office now. Tho it's only six of us developers (company is 17 people) sharing a pretty nice office in a modern building owned by the company, I prefer to work over the wire. Unusual, huh? I realized for me it's about flexibility, not distance.

I wish you get to live the way you want. Good luck, sir.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by holler on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:42PM (#22689501)

Yeah I think I'm in agreement with you... That's why I'm working on my own project, hoping to get it off the ground so I can set my own rules and do something like you describe :)

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by theturtletalks on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:46PM (#22689548)

I used to have a membership to this small co-working space. I could walk there in 5 min from my apartment, had 24/7 access, free snacks and drinks, etc. Sadly, they ended up renting the whole space to one company.

I wonder how hard it would be to start a small, community co-working space.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by magicalhippo on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @07:49PM (#22689570)

We have a remote worker who's been doing it for 10 years now.

We hire an office in a building with other remote workers and small companies. So he goes to lunch etc with those people rather than us, but at least he gets a clear work/home boundary and social interaction when he feels like.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by Fjolsvith on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @09:53PM (#22690199)

Startup idea: The Virtual Water Cooler

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by cpr on Thursday March 26, 2020 @03:27AM (#22691346)

I think it’s called Slack.

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Re:Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t S... by zigzaggy on Thursday March 26, 2020 @12:43PM (#22695376)

True, however, sometimes Slack is like if someone put the water cooler in your office, and then started having meetings around the water cooler in your office while you were working and then expected you to be even more productive.

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