This is why we cannot have good things. I am shocked by your statement. Are you saying this about yourself or about others? This means, you cannot be trusted to work independently, when nobody is watching. This is exactly the Asian mentality that I was talking about.
My daughter does HBL but she is 8yrs old and quite independent. Also my wife is stay at home house wife so, she cooks for me and takes care of the house, I can focus totally on my work when I want to and when I need a break, I can talk to my wife and come and see my daughter etc.ProvenPracticalFlexible wrote: ↑Wed, 27 May 2020 9:19 amWd40, quite a generalisation from just your own experience.
If you have a bad office environment without privacy areas and a job which doesn't need much collaboration with others, it doesn't mean all other offices and jobs are all like that.
Also sounds like you were not allowed to work from home earlier if this is something new to experience. I've worked in roles, industry and companies where working from home or beach or wherever has been an option for the last 13 years here in Asia. In my opinion it suits for some things but not for everything. And it's easier for some people depending on their family situation too. Seems like you don't have that take care of homeschooling kids trouble either.
Lunch part I don't get, are you forced to take long lunch break in office? And not allowed to eat with your laptop if you wish?
Exactly, if anyone is seeing through all the advantages you mentioned and still telling that they love to go to office, then I am guessing they are incredibly privileged. Maybe commute is not an issue for them. Maybe they have nice flexibility in the office to arrive and leave whenever they want. Maybe they manage big teams and them being in office is to make sure their subordinates are doing their jobs. If you are just a cog in the wheel, I cant believe you would say, you want to go to office.Haruki wrote: ↑Wed, 27 May 2020 7:42 pmI think if (A) the majority of our tasks allow for independent work, (B) we have the tech support we need, and (C) we don't have to juggle childcare demands at the same time, WFH is definitely the better choice... unless you're an extrovert and need people around to boost your energy levels lol.
Like Wd40 said, the hours saved on the commute is incredible. Adding that to my lunch time, and the amount of time I would have spent getting ready for work, I have roughly 4 extra hours a day now. When at work or commuting to/from work, I think the activities that we can do are so limited. If I'm at the office, I can't spend my lunch hour on a power nap without getting judged by my colleagues. I wouldn't be able to complete household chores, or get some quick exercise in. The office pantry isn't always conducive for work if I wanted to work through lunch either, and it takes more time/effort to try and cook in the office during a 1-hour lunch break. The list goes on.
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