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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by toomuchtodo on Friday August 11, 2023 @06:42PM (#37094928)
I get to have lunch with my partner every day and see them when I take breaks working from home. That’ll never happen at an office, and it’s more valuable than any comp to me. I would not entertain on site even at 500k/year (legit offer from a high frequency trading firm in downtown Chicago for an infosec cloud/iam engineer role). I can always make more money, and I only need so much to live well, but I have a finite amount of time and I’m spending the time I have left wisely.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html

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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by rabuse on Friday August 11, 2023 @06:52PM (#37095036)
I'm the same with this. Both and me my partner work remote, and we spend so much more quality time together, and are able to take breaks with each other. I can't see giving that up.
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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by kneebonian on Friday August 11, 2023 @06:52PM (#37095026)
Not going to lie spending some "quality time" with my wife during the middle of the work day has been pretty freaking awesome and a very hard perk to cap.
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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by sillysaurusx on Saturday August 12, 2023 @05:42AM (#37098553)
Hey, if you're somewhere near Chicago, we should meet up sometime. Long shot, but I'm down in Lake Saint Louis. (Rather far from Chicago, but I've been looking for an excuse to visit anyway.)
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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by toomuchtodo on Saturday August 12, 2023 @11:52AM (#37101428)
I’ll reach out, I’ll be in STL in the near future. Thanks for asking! Always great to meet other HN folks.
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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by theGnuMe on Saturday August 12, 2023 @08:44AM (#37099619)
I will take that 500k offer. Got a link?
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Re:80% of bosses say they regret earlier return-to-office plans by toomuchtodo on Saturday August 12, 2023 @11:53AM (#37101438)
Drop an email in your profile and I will put you in touch with the right folks. No guarantees, but I will make the effort.
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