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Behold the future of programming (thelemmy.club)

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[-] jtrek@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago

Every day I'm a little surprised there's no news story of some workers beating their "no, you have to come into the office" manager to death. They've got means, motive, and opportunity, and it's extra funny because if they'd been allowed to work at home they wouldn't have at least two of those.

But really we're ruled by the worst of us. Cowards and fools.

Maybe unionizing is safer than hitting the decision makers with an office chair while screaming "you made this possible" until they can't even cry anymore.

[-] FishFace@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Well what I'm trying to tell you is that there are probably more people than you realise who want to be in the office. My partner, and a bunch of my coworkers, hated being forced to work from home during the pandemic. So maybe that's part of the reason.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago

Oh, I read your thing backwards then.

I can't imagine wanting to go into the office on the regular. The commute. The lost time (can math out to like a 20% pay cut, if you spend two hours a day traveling + getting ready). The sickness. The lack of control over environment (temperature, sound).

Can't relate to it. And I'm a very social person that likes interacting with people.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I live 15 minutes from work. If I got out of bed early enough I could easily bike there (and have done so).

Really the only thing I miss from work from home is the ability to take a short break once per hour to do some bodyweight exercises or kettbell swings during lunch.

But on the flipside, it's hard for me to stay concentrated while at home. I personally get way more work done in the office.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 1 points 1 day ago

But on the flipside, it’s hard for me to stay concentrated while at home.

While I believe that is true for you, I don't believe it justifies the lost time, health, and environmental damage of mandating in-office for everyone.

The office is super distracting for many people.