Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?

Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by Gigachad on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:46PM (#34669151)

Gen Z and A are going to have serious problems. Work and School are biggest sources of friends. The two things they missed out on. I doubt many friends were made in the chat box of an online class.

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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by kelnos on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:51PM (#34669213)

School goes on until you're 18 or so (and even later if you go to university). Two-ish years of online schooling certainly hurt a bit, but is a small percentage of available childhood socialization time.

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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by Gigachad on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:56PM (#34669269)

It’s so many small things chipping away at young people’s social lives, car dependant design, remote schooling, remote work, the loss of public spaces and facilities, social media, etc. We can see the trend, young people are constantly getting more lonely and isolated, but we only make changes that make it worse.

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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by juve1996 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @08:41PM (#34672148)

Feels like a major overreaction.

> I doubt many friends were made in the chat box of an online class.

Many people became friends online. We have apps, for meeting people, online, and THEN dating them.

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Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office? by erenyeager on Monday February 06, 2023 @12:50AM (#34673856)

Actually I’ve seen kids share Roblox usernames through zoom chat boxes and then socialize via zoom calls while they play an online game on their iPads… it is totally possible to socialize, it just starts online now

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