[HN Gopher] Working from home - things no one talks about
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Working from home - things no one talks about
Author : fallenhitokiri
Score : 17 points
Date : 2020-03-14 18:28 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| planetzero wrote:
| I've been working from home for a decade. I've worked at many
| companies and been part of the hiring process for remote
| developers.
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| Most people just don't have the discipline to work remotely. I
| think productivity will be reduced overall and it might prevent
| remote working in the future.
| zeta0134 wrote:
| The two most important things for me so far have been:
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| - Keep a morning routine and a regular schedule
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| - Regularly check in with my colleagues, and post progress
| updates.
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| For my own personal anxiety, I'll not allow myself to feel
| guilty if I'm being slow or unproductive, (even in the office,
| sometimes the energy's just not there today) but I _will_ allow
| myself to feel guilty if I 'm failing to keep regular contact
| with my teammates. Without doing this, it's far too easy to
| slip into a rabbit hole researching something interesting, but
| ultimately not work related. Or, y'know, refresh the HN
| homepage for an hour and get nothing done.
| fallenhitokiri wrote:
| I agree being remote is not for everyone. And not everyone
| wants to be remote. I also agree that productivity will likely
| drop, but the remote aspect will only be one of the many
| reasons considering what's going on right now. I assume any
| productivity drop during this time will be brought up when
| discussing remote, ignoring the circumstances and that it was
| basically enforced without any preparation.
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