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Freddie deBoer's avatar

I think this is a good example of a post where I'm writing descriptively and should probably have taken more care to make it clear that I wasn't writing normatively

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Xavier Moss's avatar

I think this is one of those cases where some costs are offloaded onto me but other ones I no longer have to pay - commuting, and the overall rigid structure of office life. To some extent I think open plan offices made this happen. But I really think for the vast majority of people it's worth the tradeoff...you can structure your time in a way that makes sense instead of one that LOOKS like you're working to your bosses or whoever.

Commuting is that bad, and being in the office is a mixed bag - there's a certain panopticon feeling to modern offices that is really oppressive. I've worked from home for ten years and even when I'm at a client office I find it less productive - however I'm with you on the human connection aspect and make sure I have plenty of time with both old and new people outside of work, and spend a lot of time with my coworkers when I do travel to them. It's absurd that people think there's no tradeoff, and I think people are really getting worse at social interaction.

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