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Nearly 40% of software engineers will only work remotely (2023)

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72 points jakey_bakey | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 17:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.399s | source
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xxxtemp ◴[22 Oct 24 18:03 UTC] No.41916935[source]▶
I feel crazy sometimes, because I'm the exact opposite. WFH has been a disaster for me. I just joined a team with a hybrid schedule (3 days in the office). I'm there every day, but it's pretty dead on the other 2 days. If they close the office and go remote-only I will quit on the spot.
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codr7 ◴[22 Oct 24 18:07 UTC] No.41916965[source]▶
Having the option is the point, people are different.
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xxxtemp ◴[22 Oct 24 18:11 UTC] No.41917025[source]▶
I get that point of view, but for me, being alone in an empty office isn't much better than being alone at home. I'm not trying to force people to be in the office, I just want to find a team where people WANT to be there. It seems very hard to find, but it's also hard to believe I'm the only one in the world who wants to be part of something like that.
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1. ensignavenger ◴[22 Oct 24 19:00 UTC] No.41917515[source]▶
Are you wanting to be around other people, or specifically your team? You might try working from a co-working space if you want to be around other people.
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2. codr7 ◴[22 Oct 24 20:31 UTC] No.41918407[source]▶
I like busy cafés for focus work, with music in headphones.

The background hustle keeps my brain going but it doesn't bother me since it has nothing to do with me. Nice coffee helps.