When we switched to working from home during COVID both my productivity and my job satisfaction went up so much

Not being interrupted all the time was a huge part of it

Having peace and quiet to focus on a task was another huge part

I never want to work in an open office bullpen ever again. Maybe that works for some people, maybe it works for some professions, but I don't think it works for deep work like writing software

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m463 13 hours ago | parent [-]

I think sometimes¹ it helps to hang out with the group and just talk, or drill down into something or just free-associate. It is anti-isolation.

[1] don't use this as evidence for RTO, working at home is good and healthy!

	▲	bluefirebrand 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> I think sometimes¹ it helps to hang out with the group and just talk, or drill down into something or just free-associate. It is anti-isolation I agree with all of that! I'm not even against going on-prem to work at an office I'm against trying to work in a noisy open office full of distractions and people demanding your attention without so much as a cubicle wall between you and your neighbor