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Re:The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains by twobitshifter on Thursday June 10, 2021 @03:35PM (#27464679)
Imagine a non-pandemic environment where you could go to a buddy’s house and work. Or for many people, their closest relationships are with their spouse and family. You no longer have to be separate from them for most of your waking hours. Work picks your “friends” for you and in many cases you won’t get along. It seems like you were lucky to be in a good situation.
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Re:The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains by rodgerd on Thursday June 10, 2021 @06:12PM (#27466490)
> Imagine a non-pandemic environment where you could go to a buddy’s house and work.

I'm imagining it and it sounds like the literal worst thing.

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Re:The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains by h4waii on Thursday June 10, 2021 @06:25PM (#27466634)
You could, not have to. You would have the option to, while for most people they simply do not.
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Re:The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains by loopz on Thursday June 10, 2021 @03:55PM (#27464968)
I wouldn't want to mix friendships and work. I'd also be wary about alliances forming outside of the workplace.
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Re:The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains by jimmyspice on Thursday June 10, 2021 @05:06PM (#27465862)
I think they meant working at a non-colleagues house. At least, that's what I plan to do when it's possible, every now and then. I think the change of pace would be nice, back at university I'd do the same with people not on my course. Being genuinely fond of each other makes time go faster.

Of course, I'd also want to work outside of the office, with my colleagues too. A change of environment every now and then can't hurt.

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Re:The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains by hatchnyc on Thursday June 10, 2021 @10:03PM (#27468529)
Pre-pandemic I used to occasionally do this with my coworkers and my boss, it was nice. Of course now all my coworkers and many people I knew have left the city and moved out of state, so this won't be possible again.
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