Am I the only one who likes working from office (Bengaluru)? I go to office every day, and it helps me to be more productive.
There will be no distractions
Team mates will be around, and if there is any queries, I can straight away ask them rather than typing a message or setting up a call
Occasional chit chats
Having lunch together
being a part of all the conversations happening
Managers works from office - a good rapport with him as well
Free food
Free Transport (can mates - another plus point)
Good work set-up
Meet new people almost every day
Build/deepen real connections every day
Interact with folks starting from entey level to senior directors or VPs regularly (L1 - L9 is the range mentioned here)
FYI: I moved to Bengaluru for work, although I've the option to work completely remote.
One of my team member even mentioned that he has not yet been able to connect with the team member who has joined before me, like how he could connect with me.
I understand that once people have family, it will be difficult to manage everything. One of my team mate actually mentioned that, he used to do/manage everything properly before Covid, but it's kind of not easy/lazy since Covid.
I also realise that not everyone has the above perks, but still.
Commute can be an issue. I travel 50+ KMs every day to and fro. I start by 7 am in the morning to morning traffic, and take around 75 minutes in the evening (I can survive the traffic without having to use my mobile 😂)
I do miss my family frequently, but I do have the flexibility to go home and stay a few days when I want. Staying alone in a service apartment is the only disadvantage as of now.
Let me answer those point by point. At least as much as I can.
Distractions: this depends on the individual. I find it extremely distracting at the office because there are so many people talking around. At home, I don't have any distractions. Team mates: with respect to them being around, chit chats, lunch together etc, it depends on how your team mates are and how well everyone gets along with each other. Things can get messy if people don't get along but have to work together since they are in the same team. Office politics also plays a role. You are lucky if you don't have to deal with those and have great team mates. That's not the case everywhere.
Free food: I don't get that at office Free transport: I don't get that and have to travel by bike. I absolutely loathe doing this. Work setup: I am neutral on this. I have good work setup in office and at home.
Meet new people everyday: Again, seems to be just you
Build/deepen connections every day: not everyone
Interact with folks from L1 to L9: not everyone
To shorten this, you seem to be assuming everyone has the exact same situation as you do.
I just read you saying you realise not everyone gets those perks. But I get absolutely none of them. So that's rather the extreme opposite. And I missed putting this in my reply but I agree that there are benefits of work from the office. So, I am all for a hybrid schedule.
I agree to this. Actually, having good team members are essential for a good experience. Another question: don't you feel bored or burnt-out when you continuosly work from home?
that traffic you are surviving is the reason I love remote.
I actually don't mind spending some time. It gives me some good time to think about a lot of things, observe what's happening, etc.
I can easily move near to my office, but I chose to stay where I'm right not majorly because if this reason. I didn't mind travelling this much.
It takes 35 minutes to travel 26 KMs in the morning, and less ~50 minutes while coming back in the evening.
I absolutely love ORR
You can use that same time at home to think too :)
I guess u need to write a long post about it to convince urself. It’s how humans try to justify their own decisions. Anyway, it’s not about one or the other. Like introverts & extroverts exist. Everyone had a choice how they wanna be & ppl wuld like same choice here
TL;DR - I like working from office because, I enjoy it 😂
It's a long post because, I needed to include a lot of things which is relevant for me, as well address some other things.
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