• YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Productivity at home really depends on a lot of factors. Industries that require a lot of collaboration suffer greatly in telework situations. Training also suffers greatly. About 20% of the general workforce enjoy telework (large majority of the tech industry) while most prefer the social climate of an office.

    I can attest that I prefer an office to my home. I built my home around comfort and joy. I hated working from it. It felt like work was invading my personal life.

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      1 year ago

      Same. Of course it depends on the job, doing 4 in office and .5-1 at home could work but I already have a hard enough time trying to forget about work and not let it stress me out at home when they’re separate.

      Plus I go a bit stir crazy being at home all the time.

      But if someone wants it and it’s possible then why not?

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        1 year ago

        I thrive in working from home environments. I put headphones on which makes me feel “locked in” to my work. I never had that benefit at work where people would constantly be asking me irrelevant questions or just striking up conversation.

        I also would be in a very, very sour mood and tired because traveling to work ruined my personality before I even get there, plus I would end up stealing hours from sleep to make up for the loss, which would make me exhausted.

        All in all, the ability to work from home is a natural progression of the benefits technology provides. It is foolish to push back against it. The benefits are so obvious.