Re:Why can't software engineers work from home most of the t...
by ignoramous on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:04PM
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> I can't imagine re-adapting to something so insane as an office ever again.
It might be safe to say that one group likes being in the same physical space as their peers [0] and another doesn't, and that both these groups are judging each other for their choice (typical in-group / out-group bias).
> Why burden business relationships with forced several hours/week physical presence when nobody would impose that on a customer or a vendor, and lockdowns have shown that even (especially) marriages aren't designed for people to be stuck together that long.
See also: Chesterton's fence when advocating for fundamental changes in the way things work [1].
It might be safe to say that one group likes being in the same physical space as their peers [0] and another doesn't, and that both these groups are judging each other for their choice (typical in-group / out-group bias).
> Why burden business relationships with forced several hours/week physical presence when nobody would impose that on a customer or a vendor, and lockdowns have shown that even (especially) marriages aren't designed for people to be stuck together that long.
See also: Chesterton's fence when advocating for fundamental changes in the way things work [1].
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7434444
[1] https://fs.blog/2020/03/chestertons-fence/