Comments by "Technolus" (@technolus5742) on "Why working from home is good for business | The Way We Work, a TED series" video.

  1.  BTIsaac  Working from home is the best job I have ever had - plus no one can even take my job away. I've been working remotely for more than few years now and I am calling BS on your comment. If I am feeling stressed out I can immediately close my computer and call it the day (heck depending on whether I have pressing work I can take a couple days without any issues). One of us might be insane, but I wouldn't waste my money on office space that I don't need at all. And unlike most people, the money I earn corresponds to actual work done - and even though I earn more remotely than could expect with a traditional job I wouldn't throw my money away on stuff I don't need at all. I would spend some money on a house that has more than one room - and I do... - and I would live in a place that is close to nature - and I do (tell me again what I need the park for?). I also feel much better in terms of my health because I don't have to sit down for hours on end to appease bosses and coworkers nor do I need to breathe the overly processed and conditioned air of an office space (or worse: a factory space). So why do most people feel miserable when working from home? Oh, they don't (apparently it's just somehow specifically every single youtuber (whom you watch) who also has a second unspecified job besides producing videos for youtube, cause other people consistently report higher degrees of satisfaction when they can work from home - and not only do I hear them say this [because I work with them], but it is also what shows up on more comprehensive statistics). So I must say: for people with suitable skills, who want their pay to reflect the good work that they do, especially for those who don't really like the typical work environment, then DO work remotely. It'll save you on gas, it will save your commute time and that is just the beginning. Oh well..... "90% of remote workers surveyed by Buffer plan on working remotely for the rest of their careers." - https://open.buffer.com/state-remote-work-2018/ It's exactly that bad ;)
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  2. ​ BTIsaac  Let's shed some light on why a typical job is what makes a robot out of you: -Commute time: Previous: 2 hours. Current : NA. -Flexibility to work OR not to work depending on what I feel like doing: Previous: very limited. Current : extremely flexible. -Work hours per day: Previous: 8 & 1/2 hours (there was a mandatory lunch break in the middle). Current : 4-5 hours (includes breakfast while working, no need for a break unless I feel like doing one). Yes, my workday is now half of what it used to be, and I still earn more than I previously did. -Breaks: Previous: Mandatory . Current : most of my work is done in the 2-3 hours in the morning and 2-3 hours in the evening. Most of my day is a break. -Days off: Previous: 2 days; mandatory; fixed. Current : 1-2 days; on whatever day I feel like doing something else; optional/varies with the number of hours worked on a given week. -Life and playtime: Previous: vacations + weekends + a couple free hours per day. Current: most of my day, nearly every day. -Work conditions: Previous: workers boycotted my efforts, many coworkers were not interested in working at all, actual work was often secondary to silly and blind implementation of methodologies (like 5S and SCRUM). Current : I only work with people I think are serious and whose goals I can get behind so that we are all working towards the same goals. And I follow the methodologies in the way I think they should be applied based on my expertise, which yields better results with much less hassle. -Environment: Previous: Factory, conditioned air that made a noticeable difference in my airways - and I have always been a perfectly healthy person without respiratory afflictions. Current : my cozy setups are comfortable, ergonomic, varied and essentially I can work however I feel most comfortable and wherever I feel like being for as long as I can get some kind of internet connection (wifi or mobile). So what the heck are you going on about? I most certainly spend less time inside a room than the average office worker. (Not to mention that I can breathe air that doesn't require constant treatment and monitoring so that we don't all die around here.) And what about cons? Certainly it can't be all roses. The lack of a senior mentor was an issue for a time, but I've found other ways to expand my knowledge which ended up being comparable to the benefits of having a mentor. That was the only complaint I had so far and it wasn't anything that couldn't be fixed. Some people speak of loneliness and other issues, but I have never really felt like that was a problem for me (I live in a nice place where neighbors are friendly and besides I now have my partner/wife who is also very nice and also works remotely although in a completely different area).
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  3.  BTIsaac  Silly me, of course you're not arguing for being a normal office worker, you're just advising not to work remotely (aka having a normal job, likely in an office being it a type of work that can be done remotely...). Ah silly me. And of course you are still proposing that I buy something I don't need at all, to fix some affliction that I don't have and which you claim will come as a consequence of a routine that is not even mine. (I don't spend my free 10 hours a day bumming around the house. I spend it doing what I feel like doing and going wherever I feel like going.) Something I would have to agree on is that I am about as likely to be/go insane as you are likely to be a clinical psychologist working via youtube comments sent from a rented cubicle.
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  4. What can you do?
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  5.  @nabilachaaraouinetwork5683  I dont have a business set up yet, but I am looking to do so. Can you sell website creation and maintenance services to small businesses? What work conditions you need in order to perform that function? Note that I don't have clients at the moment so the business's viability would depend on your ability to get clients for my services.
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  6. I don't have colleagues, I work on my own and it is still a great experience. I do think it would be nice sometimes to have skilled people nearby to look up to and to learn from. But now a days with google, youtube, coursera, and others I don't really feel disadvantaged in this regard. It is also very satisfying to know that I can make it on my own and that no one has the ability to lay me off. :)
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  7.  BTIsaac  I started in mid 2014, so at the present date it's been over 5 years. I'm with those who plan to work remotely for the rest of our careers.
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  8.  BTIsaac  ... You might have missed the part where my house isn't a single room, plus the rest of my explanation that your thinking is fundamentally flawed in various ways. None of it is in any way impossible (and I don't feel like a robot at all, unlike on my previous jobs) and I still find regular jobs much more boring and painful.
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