Why can't software engineers work from home most of the time? (2016)

Re:Why can't software engineers work from home most of the t... by rossdavidh on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:15PM (#27965594)

I would be interested to hear the opinions of anyone who was at Yahoo when they went to remote-friendly, and then went back again (all pre-pandemic). The story heard on the outside was that remote work was not working out, but I never heard the inside story.

I am a contract programmer, and I have worked both in office, remotely, and also hybrid (3/2). I have no strong opinion on the matter. But, I always know I'm temporary, by choice, so the fact that I'm not really making strong connections doesn't bother me, and my loyalty to the company isn't an issue because I'm a "hired gun". Yahoo apparently encountered something they found to be a problem with too many people working remotely, and I'd like to know how it all looked from "ground level".

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Re:Why can't software engineers work from home most of the t... by 908B64B197 on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:46PM (#27965891)

> I would be interested to hear the opinions of anyone who was at Yahoo when they went to remote-friendly, and then went back again (all pre-pandemic). The story heard on the outside was that remote work was not working out, but I never heard the inside story.

I think Yahoo had much bigger issues to tackle at the time.

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