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Agreed. I don’t if it’s for everyone, but i love it. No commute, healthier food, access to a bed for a quick nap, and a nice office. 10/10 would do again.

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Quick naps are hugely underrated. 20 minutes of sleep in the afternoon and afterwards I could do my job while juggling knives (figuratively).

A manager I worked with once pre-pandemic had his idea of "business hammocks" for the office repeatedly shot down. He was a genius though.

>his idea of "business hammocks" for the office repeatedly shot down. He was a genius though.

Sounds like nap pods lol

Except less coffin like in construction. That was his criticism of pods, and frankly I share it.

We had a couch for a while. At other jobs, I setup the back of my Expedition. Tinted windows, bedding, a few comforts and I knocked out the short nap all the time. Would/will do again.

Many moons ago I had a job with a private office. Brass nameplate on the door. I asked the intern who sat at a desk outside in the hall to kick me if I ever started acting all-pretentious-like. She agreed with great enthusiasm, but thankfully I kept a solid head about me.

I had the most ridiculously comfy couch in my office. Blue, threadbare, worn-in. Every time anyone sat down in it I warned them that they were going to fall asleep if they stayed there too long. Without fail, I'd hear wood sawing after a manner of minutes. Vendors, colleagues, the CIO, the CEO, my wife dropping by to visit, that couch was insidious.

Love it!

The one we had was pretty great too, but not quite as intoxicatingly good as yours.

But, it had a big, brass buddha at one end. Rub the belly for good karma...

This thread is getting me to seriously consider another one. Just started a new company and we all know how that is. A comfy couch might be just the thing.

As someone who recognizes what's best for me may not be best for others, I will comfortably acknowledge some companies should do full RTO while others remain hybrid. If you do a four-square of RTO-or-Hybrid/Remote vs Success-or-Unsuccessful you likely won't reach some magical, simplistic conclusion like "(co)locating results in a (more/less) success". The real world is more varied than that. Enough companies will employ either strategy for workers to have their pick. But we shouldn't take a moral or capitalist ground for suggesting one style is superior. As technologists, we have to be remain sensible enough to recognize the multivariate nature of success.

As soon as they give me a 12sqm private office with a view, I’ll be happy to go back to the office.

I have a corner cubicle with a view, I don't want to go back to the office anyways.

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