Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by TheCleric on Sunday February 05, 2023 @09:16PM
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I think the larger point is if you can walk away from a relationship after 8 years without an attempt to keep in touch, you're not friends.
Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by StopHammoTime on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:23PM
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+1. I have a group chat with my wow friends and we have been mostly connected (with some brief periods after Cataclysm where everyone stopped playing) for almost 15 years now. We’ve had in-person meetups and I have a solid conversation with them at least once a week on voice.
Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by p1esk on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:50AM
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What is your definition of a friend?
Re:Ask HN: Employers, why do you want us back in the office?
by JohnFen on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:14PM
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> Is that not the same as a work place?
No. In the workplace, you have to accomplish stuff every day of suffer serious consequences. You spend 8 hours a day with your coworkers, sure, but that time is not spent socializing. You're under the gun to produce.
In a game (or other recreational activity), none of that is true. They are inherently social activities. You can get to know each other, you are at play. It's a very, very different thing.
I played WoW for a good 8 years everyday through high school and college, became great friends with some of the people I played the game with.
When I finished school, I hung up my WoW character and said good bye to my friends in the game.
Although I no longer keep in touch with any of them, those were some of the best 8 years of my life and I am truly fond of the memories I made playing the game and working together.
Is that not the same as a work place?