A company that achieved success due to people having to WFH are now forcing staff back in to the office

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I’m not sure there is any productivity loss, I work way more efficiently at home

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Same. Guy that sits behind me in the office has an average speaking volume of 78 decibels. Yes, I pulled out a sound meter one day because he is so goddamn loud. And I’m stuck in an open floor plan with him.

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If you’re in the US, depending on the pitch of his voice, you might genuinely have a hearing safety concern.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.95

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21 points

If you had kids, pets, etc, you might find yourself taking more breaks. But breaks are probably good for productivity too…

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My kids are less distracting than the folks who walk into my office to chat while I’m in a working session. “Are you in a meeting? Yes? Oh well, You should have seen…”

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12 points

A quiet desk with your dog next to you or… soul-crushing commute and a noisy office?

Gee, I wonder why people are generally more productive at home?

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Especially with the expansion of the open office… Ugh. I’ve avoided it for most of my career and I hope to never go back to an official office unless it has a door on it.

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Plus there’s a multitude of studies showing that people work far less than 8 hours a day, even if they are physically present at the job. I doubt productivity actually drops at all.

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I worked in a government office that supported a very seasonal industry.
My coworker had an 8:30 start and would be done her work by 9.
Other times we wouldn’t have time in the day to finish, but the slow season was hell.

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1 point

Pomodoro babyyyyy

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