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There are a lot of news articles about "back to the office", but they recirculate the same bad ideas. Let's provide some new ideas for the media to circulate. It may also have the effect of making the office less terrible.

I would like my work computer to do Windows updates lightning quick in the office. It currently takes weeks, in or out of the office. Stopping in for a day makes no difference, so there is no point. Now, if there was a point, I would go in.

What would get you in the office?

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[โ€“] bloodfoot@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

A healthy office culture and team members to collaborate with. I go to the office because interacting with my coworkers in person is enjoyable and I learn new things faster through those interactions. It helps that we also have free coffee and snacks and the commute is less than 10 minutes but I primarily go in because of the people I work with.

[โ€“] _MusicJunkie 2 points 1 year ago

Already am back in the office 3 days a week. One is mandatory.

[โ€“] Grueling@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago

Never left. Doing NOC, and occasionally have to kick some iron, so my team has to stay in the office.

[โ€“] Brkdncr@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

Money. Lots of it. As in double.

[โ€“] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I work as an IT guy for a small business (6 people total) and I honestly prefer working in the office:

  • it's easier to focus, I'm much more effective than when doing work at home, despite 95% of my work being possible to be done remotely
  • I like most of the 5 people I work with
  • I prefer separating life and work: I go to the office, do the work, go home and don't think about it until the next time I'm over there. I wouldn't like to associate my apartment with the mundane tasks I sometimes have to do for work

Also the commute isn't bad because I live in a well-connected district in a European capital. It's a 12 minute door-to-door bus ride for me, I don't even bother driving.

[โ€“] thelastknowngod@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

They would need to build an office within a ten minute walk from my home.

[โ€“] cnutfeelmylegs@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here in Brisbane Australia the lazy chuts want to work from home WHOSE GOING TO PAY FOR THESE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE CBD?
THE ROWKERS SHOULD COME BACK EVERY DAY

[โ€“] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it seems short sighed to put the business at risk for real estate (losing talent). Sell the buildings and move on (sunk costs and all that.)

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[โ€“] GARlactic@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Wait you guys are allowed to work remote full time?

[โ€“] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

A much better setup than my home one. A private office with sound dampening. Dual 4K+ monitors. A large wall mounted TV for casting training videos or collaborating. A coffee and desert cart.

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