Major employers scrap plans to cut back on offices

Re:Major employers scrap plans to cut back on offices – KPMG by bobthepanda on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:12AM (#26551970)

This is too broad of a stroke to be brushing with.

Personally, my mental health has gone worse for non-COVID reasons. I live in an apartment and the limited real estate means that it’s hard to dissociate work space from living space. I’m not the only person who lives in an apartment.

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Re:Major employers scrap plans to cut back on offices – KPMG by samatman on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:23AM (#26552043)

I've been remote for three years.

My favourite way to solve that dilemma used to be going to a cafe for a few hours. Guess what I haven't been doing since the pandemic started?

At the moment I'm blessed with plenty of space, and the office is the office. But still fewer social outlets than I would like. Summer can't get here soon enough.

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Re:Major employers scrap plans to cut back on offices – KPMG by bobthepanda on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:07PM (#26562744)

Different strokes for different folks.

I don't really like cafes either. I tried it during a brief period when full lockdowns hadn't started yet but we were allowed to work from home.

- Cafes are noisy. If you need to have a conversation, it's hard to hear the other person, and it can be hard to hear you, and you have to be mindful to not disturb you.

- You have to pay your way at a coffee shop, and I enjoy supporting local business, but I don't need to consume all the calories and caffeine of a new drink every 1-2 hours.

- Cafe seating isn't office seating, and if you sit too long in it you can tell. An aesthetically pleasing cafe chair isn't necessarily good for the back.

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