100% remote work is not working for me
I am an engineer and have been working remotely since the pandemic started. Initially, it was great as I could save time by not commuting to office but now I feel like I am missing out on something.
I don't know what it is but I just feel like I need to be in an office environment to thrive. Maybe it's the social aspect or the structure of having set hours, but whatever it is, I can't seem to find the same level of motivation when working from home.
Anyone else feeling this way? Any tips on how to make remote work more productive and enjoyable?
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I personally feel that it is much better if we work from home because I don’t fucking care about work at all.
Lol try being at office with constant chit chat around you while you try to debug and then have food of much worse quality than at home then try validating which of the two is better.
I cook at home myself so my time slips way to fast at work from home and my productivity is way up as I have a decent wfh setup.
Inke hath mein sone ka lota do, phir bhi ye bhik mangenge.
Go and work from co-working spaces, or work from hostels but don't go to office.
This way you still have your mental health intact, office will mess that up big time.
I don't know about others commenting here. I have a hybrid model. Sometimes if I don't go to the office due to some medical reasons, I would be working like 10 days from home. And I don't have a flatmate with me and I feel very lonely.
Friends have become more distant as time passed, not that I did anything wrong. We aren't staying close, so organizing a meeting is difficult nowadays.
This is the underrated truth that not many people realise.
As the top comment said, I also don't care much about the work I do and value mental peace compared to anything.
But too much mental peace/loneliness takes a toll on me. And the brain functions quite differently is what I've observed, at least for me. I think one needs to be occupied with some hobbies in order not to become insane. With that being said, office days are tiring as well, but at least that keeps me sane, in a place where there are no friends.
Work from home is allowing the companies to exploit us by making us login for ad-hoc stuff even on weekends and late nights
Same here. Been working remotely for about 4 years now.
I’ve been gathering people to work together from cafés and coworking spaces once a month. I try to travel a bit. I meet my colleagues on offsites once or twice a year. Works perfectly well for me.
Can I join? I am fucking bored working alone in a room
Of course! I’d be down to spinning up a group with people from here. We can probably find more people as well. I’m in Bangalore btw
