tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6886154401194399589..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Back to the Office?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-45960770843349518452021-06-17T15:03:56.062-07:002021-06-17T15:03:56.062-07:00I could work from home, and recognize it has its a...I could work from home, and recognize it has its advantages, but I lack space for a semi-private work area. I'm also less than 4 years from retirement if things stay relatively stable which makes a poor work area very unattractive and remodeling to get a better one impractical.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-44076511802252566872021-06-17T07:05:03.304-07:002021-06-17T07:05:03.304-07:00I work for a global company, so I'm interactin...I work for a global company, so I'm interacting with people outside MY office all the time. They may be in their office, or not. I'm moving away from the city containing "my" office to become a permanent work-from-home person.<br /><br />Tuesday, I went in to the office for the last time to clear off my desk (coffee cup, tea cup, and a fork were everything). It had been so long that I needed to ask the security desk what floor we were on. They scanned my badge and I hadn't been to the office since March 2019, not 2020, 2019.<br /><br />No doubt there are places that are more productive with everyone in the office. In fact, my company would be one of them, if we were not already spread out around the globe. Once you have to coordinate Moscow, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Chicago, and Denver, someone outside an office becomes a fairly trivial concern.<br /><br />It was COVID that allowed "beyond commute" distances, though. I considered moving out of state last year and the answer was "no". After a year of everyone being remote, that changed to a "yes" and I'm leaving not just Denver, but Colorado.markedup2noreply@blogger.com