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Re:Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some sa... by oblio on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:05PM (#26996148)
> Normal remote work lets you go out and do fun stuff with friends after hours (which you have more of with no commute), spend more time with your kids (who have been at school for most of the day), or even explore other cities or countries (if you have that kind of remote arrangement).

Some people enjoy socializing at work.

> All the pandemic has shown us is basically all knowledge work can be done remotely, and most sales work too.

For sales, can be done, but can it win over the face to face sales?

Re:Google's push to bring employees back to offices, some sa... by Agingcoder on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:09PM (#27000064)
>Some people enjoy socializing at work.

I do. I have small children, don't have a lot of time in the evenings, so work is my main social meeting place (granted, there are weekends with friends, but weekdays are much harder).

During the day, I want to talk to real, physical people, have lunch or coffee with them (probably a cultural thing), and talk about things. I sorely miss it.

While I understand that some people can cope with skyping people all day long 5 days a week and have no physical interactions, I find it incredibly wearing in the long run, and am not sure that most people can. It's a bit like comparing facebook and going to a cafe with friends : sure, both allow social interactions, but the quality of said interactions is vastly different with the remote ones fundamentally lacking.

I'd happily have a day of wfh per week though - perfect for uninterrupted, focused work!