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Before I went fully remote, I would always leave my laptop at work when I went home for the day (except for on call rotation). It always surprised my coworkers, almost all of whom took their machines home nearly daily. I won’t judge people for that, but can’t help but feel like an outsider with that kind of social pressure.

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I haven't quite gone that far, I do pretend to take my laptop home each day (the company policy basically requires they be taken home, or locked up). It only makes it as far as the trunk of my car, though, and no exceptions unless dire emergency :)

I don't really have an opinion on whether or not you should take your laptop home, but I just wanted to point out this imaginary line between "work" and "home life" is a total modern construct.

Tell your distant great grandfather, you know the small farmer in rural europe in the 1700s, that the cows just escaped the pen and see if he says "But its saturday evening, I'm off the clock".

The farmer typically owns their business, which is different. As for the old farmers in Europe that were paying "rent" to a landlord to use their land, this was almost considered slavery according to modern standard.

As for the farm worker that is hired, you can be sure they don't bring the cows home with them.

I think you should hire more passionate farm workers.

> Tell your distant great grandfather, you know the small farmer in rural europe in the 1700s, that the cows just escaped the pen and see if he says "But its saturday evening, I'm off the clock".

He probably would if they were someone else's cows.

Actually I have neighbors that will leave the cows to their own devices on Sunday. Amish, and strict about it.

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