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Re:Forget going back to the office – people are just quittin... by disrael on Sunday June 13, 2021 @07:57PM (#27497798)
Just how close are you trying to be with your co-workers? My parents don't live in the same state with me but we talk weekly on the phone and meet once in a while in person.

If you need hourly contact with your co-workers I hope it's more about doing the job then socializing. If it is about doing the job and your job is software development then are alternatives to endless meetings.

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Re:Forget going back to the office – people are just quittin... by closeparen on Sunday June 13, 2021 @09:22PM (#27498334)
On HN and Reddit people are engaged in the characteristic activity of friendship - discussing topics of mutual interest - yet it would be pretty sad if that’s all someone had for friends.

Similarly, just because you do work with some people, does not make them your team.

Now maybe programming can be organized in a way that doesn’t really require a team. People can get projects done by interacting in a more transactional, contractor/gig-worker way. But that is a very different experience from being part of a team.

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Re:Forget going back to the office – people are just quittin... by onion2k on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:07AM (#27499756)
On HN and Reddit people are engaged in the characteristic activity of friendship - discussing topics of mutual interest - yet it would be pretty sad if that’s all someone had for friends.

On web forums like HN people post regardless of who might be reading. That's an important difference.

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Re:Forget going back to the office – people are just quittin... by lmm on Sunday June 13, 2021 @09:49PM (#27498482)
Humans were not made to spend 40+ hours/week not socializing.
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Re:Forget going back to the office – people are just quittin... by h4waii on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:51AM (#27503267)
The nice thing about "remote work" is you can choose who you want to spend that 40+ hours a week with.
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Re:Forget going back to the office – people are just quittin... by dag11 on Monday June 14, 2021 @12:42AM (#27499376)
You had 18+ years spending 24/7 with your parents. Also, I'm sure the weekly calls aren't quite enough from their end, they never are for a parent--understandably!
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