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Re:Coinbase will be a remote-first company by GordonS on Thursday May 21, 2020 @04:47AM (#23256195)
> You don't have to stay at home, you just need internet access. This means you have the freedom to work from anywhere on the globe as long as you can access the web

I've been working from home for several years, but to be truely productive I need a separate working space with a good desk, good chair and multiple large monitors.

On occasion I've worked from an airport or a cafe, but the noise, seating position, table height, having to work on a small laptop screen etc just don't work for me. I would imagine this was the case for most people, and the image on sitting on a beach sipping pina coladas while making bank is an oversold pipe dream.

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Re:Coinbase will be a remote-first company by riffraff on Thursday May 21, 2020 @09:26AM (#23258032)
I've also worked remotely for several years and while I work from my laptop I would still agree that working from a random location is not ideal.

Some cafes are ok, many airports are not, and anybody who ever tried to work in the sun knows how bad that can be :)

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Re:Coinbase will be a remote-first company by nogabebop23 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @11:52AM (#23259938)
plus, you know, a tiny little teeny part of the population might want to buy a house, start a family or make location-specific commitments that last more than 6 months.
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