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I'm the opposite. I hate working in an office and the politics and the commute.

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Luckily for you, all of the jobs are like that now. :)

Enjoy your pod.

I agree with you and understand the sentiment but "all" is not quite accurate.

I agree. LinkedIn still shows plenty of office jobs but that's only the tip of the iceberg. There are tons of "unsexy" jobs that don't show up on LinkedIn or Google.

If you are aware of a decently paying tech job in London that is in-office (not partially remote, 2020 in office e.g. WFH is a rare, once a month kind of thing and most people don't use Zoom) I would appreciate it

Sorry. Can't speak to the situation across the pond.

The ship had sailed on

> WFH is a rare, once a month kind of thing

years ago for tech in London, way before 2020 for most businesses.

You'd be better off looking outside of London in the commuter belt or further out if you actually wanted to be in an office everyday, where everyone else is also in an office everyday. Or work in a highly regulated industry - defense, something governmental. Or something that requires you to develop against physical hardware.

Nah, I'll just do my own thing, the entire reason I live in London is because I like going outside lol

If by pod you mean my balcony overlooking the rocky mountains. I will.

lucky sonnofa...

Get a remote job and move out here. :) Rent is expensive as fuck but the view is good.

I feel like the politics are even worse remotely. Not sure why. Maybe since there's less opportunity to be overheard, that others talk more behind your back.

Everybody are creating their own bubbles. People (rightfully) complain that social media reinforces peoples existing beliefs, yet, most people prefer to chat with colleagues they agree with and seldom cold calls the colleagues they disagree with the most.

When working in the office you may overhear some discussion. You may not agree with some decision, but you might have heard the talk leading up to it. You may even meet somebody you disagree with at the coffee machine and have an informal chat that changes the direction somewhat.

When everybody is working from home, a team of twelve might form 2-3 cliques and some lone riders. Finding common ground is harder, when it must happen in a formal online-meeting on Thursday at 2pm. and not while chatting over lunch or whatever. The boss loves it, because he can divide and conquer the previous "team mates".

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