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Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by scatters on Thursday October 15, 2020 @03:56PM (#24793052)
> What about constant interruptions, loud neighbours and that white light above you, even though you'd rather have it yellow? All the inconveniences of sharing a place with other people, wouldn't any of this take a toll?

Are you describing working in an office or working from home?

Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by spdionis on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:04PM (#24794696)
Stole the words out of my... keyboard.

Wait till people who love WFH say "You just need the proper setup".

Yes, I need a proper setup. An office, please.

Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by maerF0x0 on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:54PM (#24795270)
but it could be a home office with 0 minute commute.
Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by nullsense on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:29PM (#24796053)
Ah yes, my lonely concrete bunker beneath my house.
Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by r3trohack3r on Thursday October 15, 2020 @09:02PM (#24796276)
I understand the sentiment here. But there are different lifestyles. For some, home is where they spend a majority of their time outside of work. I've optimized my home around my lifestyle.

WFH doesn't require building a sensory deprivation tank.

Since going remote, I work in a swimming pool about 50% of the time. I have a good pair of noise cancelling headphones, a Panasonic toughbook, and a "floating standing desk" (a raft turned upside down). I smoke a cigar, sip a nice whiskey, and crank through my work. Then I go spend time with my family and friends.

It's not quite a concrete bunker beneath my house. But I'm not coming back to an office anytime soon.

Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by nullsense on Friday October 16, 2020 @12:56AM (#24797618)
brb buying a pool
Re:Dropbox Converts to Permanent WFH by aranelsurion on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:55AM (#24799887)
Depends on which office, and whose home we're talking about.

It's not my goal to shoot your anecdote with my own.

My post above is more about the tendency to focus on WFH as a mental health tragedy, while WFO is never held under this scrutiny. Is it possible that herding millions into offices [of various quality] had no major impact on mental health? Yet it's called an apocalypse when opposite becomes a trend.

One's "mental health apocalypse" is another's relief from pressure. If you often hear one angle maybe it's now becoming a chant rather than rational discourse.

Maybe we can do better than approaching this from that one specific angle, and consider both as valid options. Leave the people with choice, and let them pick whatever is best for them. [1]

[1] My anecdata shows most people given the choice pick their homes or places they like over the office, and offices nowadays are almost empty. But obviously it's anecdata, doesn't mean "everyone" wants it that way (they don't) and YMMV.