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He is a software engineer in the Bay Area, I presume? I think he can afford to buy a big monitor (I use a 55” LG OLED TV which I have bought at discount for less than $1400. Compared to a shitty Dell at my workspace, it’s a bliss).

I, personally, hope to never return to the office. I was working mostly from home even before the pandemic, but now it’s official.

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If i have a shitty monitor at the office i buy myself one and a keyboard and a mouse. A Kitchen Chef has his own personal tools (Knifes) too. I refuse to work with stuff that makes my workday a pain (just talking about the physical stuff, software stuff is something completely different as we know)

You're missing all of the other points from the post that are not easily solvable with a material purchase

Excuse me for going off topic but what you think of possible burn-in possibilities with an OLED panel and static elements on the screen.

I am also eyeing the same TV but I am worried about the issues popping up.

Over time it will happen but not noticeable as you think, search on YouTube for test results.

Well, it can happen. Mine has a slight (barely noticeable) burn-in from the time when Windows desktop was by some mistake left without turning the display off for two days in a row. Still works fine, everything is impressive. If you avoid such mistakes, I think it can work flawlessly for many years.

Even if we focus on the monitor/desk combination, the fact that they might have money for those does not mean that they have room for them (he mentions how he's lucky to have a desk).

I've worked from home for the last 14 years. I've only used Slack for the last 12 months and it sucks (well, how it is used sucks).

While I love the benefits of working from home, I do miss the things that working from an office gives you in the social aspect.

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