Ask HN: Is your employer paying for your new office space, your home?

Re:Ask HN: Is your employer paying for your new office space... by Fradow on Monday May 25, 2020 @07:04AM (#23299910)

> I am finding it increasingly ironic how WFH is no longer being perceived as the panacea of productivity and happiness that it once was.

Forced WFH is very different from planned WFH. There are quite a list of things you might not have with Forced WFH, that isn't an issue with planned WFH, because it's, well, planned:

* a dedicated "work" space, be it a room, a desk you can convert, or even a desk at all. The couch/bed/random chair will have to do. You just can't buy it either if you are living in a small appartment.

* childcare (if applies). Though luck for single parents.

* reliable internet connection, or an internet connection at all.

* reliable phone line , or the capability to use a phone at all (dead zones are still a thing).

* organizational structure to support remote work, including working communication tools

Note: every single item applies to at least a coworker (small team of 10 persons) or my close family.

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Re:Ask HN: Is your employer paying for your new office space... by em-bee on Monday May 25, 2020 @11:24AM (#23301998)

a single parent wouldn't be able to work in an office without childcare either, so working at home would not change that.

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Re:Ask HN: Is your employer paying for your new office space... by riezebos on Monday May 25, 2020 @04:07PM (#23304418)

I believe a lot of single parents had this covered by school, the current variant of forced WFH in a lot of countries has an added bonus of "school from home" which does change the childcare situation quite a lot.

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Re:Ask HN: Is your employer paying for your new office space... by em-bee on Monday May 25, 2020 @09:59PM (#23306753)

right, the current situation is of course extra difficult for single parents.

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