So, spending hours in a car instead of with my own kids is "mature".
Spending the family income on cars and gas and paying an extra million for a house in order to make commuting even feasible is "mature".
Destroying the environment, wasting precious resources and spewing out poisonous particles that enter the lungs and bloodstream of other human beings is "mature".
And engaging in office maneuvering and chit-chatting instead of producing great value for my employer is "mature".
> So, spending hours in a car instead of with my own kids is "mature".
I spend 15 minutes walking in a park.
Yes, spending hours in a car is not the best choice.
One should ask themselves why they chose to sign a contract with a company hours away by car in the first place.
If that isn't ok, why did you accept?
> instead of producing great value
I think you're giving yourself too much importance and too little to your co-workers who took a break.
That's immature, yes.
And not spending time in the same place will only reinforce the idea that someone is working to " create great value" while others are slacking at coffee machines stealing a salary and being unproductive, only that in the case of WFH it has become "they are home all day doing nothing. it's basically like being on holiday for them."
Which shouldn't be any employer concern, since they're not the ones paying their salaries (and it's probably very false)
In other words: why should WFH be considered more important than chit-chatting at work?
Aren't they two ways for people to enjoy their job more and maybe be more productive or more satisfied?
> Good for you, realisticly not many people are that fortunate to find a nearby opportunity
If that's true, then you can't really complain about it.
But in my opinion if people are willing to resign or accept a (rather big) paycut to work from home, they could have found a lower paid job closer to home.
In my case it wasn't luck, I moved to another city to get the job, but I chose to live at 15 minutes walking distance from the office, because commuting for hours it's not what I want.
It's all about compromises, I believe anglophones say "you can't have your cake and eat it too"
> but remote work opens endless opportunities for me.
that's true also for companies.
Why should they hire someone from US and not someone somewhere else where the pay is lower?
Spending the family income on cars and gas and paying an extra million for a house in order to make commuting even feasible is "mature".
Destroying the environment, wasting precious resources and spewing out poisonous particles that enter the lungs and bloodstream of other human beings is "mature".
And engaging in office maneuvering and chit-chatting instead of producing great value for my employer is "mature".
I'd rather be immature then.