Re:Why can't software engineers work from home most of the t...
by TeMPOraL on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:35PM
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Interesting. Myself:
1) I am definitely more productive than in an office, almost by an order of magnitude. That is in a large part because of my specific personality idiosyncrasies (I get anxious in shared working environmens), so it doesn't generalize.
2) Meetings I'm in are exactly the opposite - they're much more focused and productive. Probably because everyone has more interesting things to do than waste time on chit-chat over a videocall, so there's this constant pressure to either do something useful, or cancel the meeting.
3) This one matches my experience too. With no ability to just bump into people or notice they're there, I do feel as if my team is the entire company.
4) No change.
5) Sort of the same, except I consider it to be a feature more than a draw.
> All in all, I don’t see why techies are so eager to isolate themselves at home.
To this, the answer is simple: autonomy. You get to choose your own environment, your own pace; you can protect your personal space. And, you reclaim the time you wasted on commute, which you get to spend on what you want. In my case, I'm getting 2 hours of my life back every day. Some people are getting more.
1) I am definitely more productive than in an office, almost by an order of magnitude. That is in a large part because of my specific personality idiosyncrasies (I get anxious in shared working environmens), so it doesn't generalize.
2) Meetings I'm in are exactly the opposite - they're much more focused and productive. Probably because everyone has more interesting things to do than waste time on chit-chat over a videocall, so there's this constant pressure to either do something useful, or cancel the meeting.
3) This one matches my experience too. With no ability to just bump into people or notice they're there, I do feel as if my team is the entire company.
4) No change.
5) Sort of the same, except I consider it to be a feature more than a draw.
> All in all, I don’t see why techies are so eager to isolate themselves at home.
To this, the answer is simple: autonomy. You get to choose your own environment, your own pace; you can protect your personal space. And, you reclaim the time you wasted on commute, which you get to spend on what you want. In my case, I'm getting 2 hours of my life back every day. Some people are getting more.