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Raptor :gamedev:

@PCIB @PavelASamsonov when I moved to WFH the first things I noticed.

* I now have 2 extra hours to my home time per day that I used to sit in a car driving
* When I take a break instead of literally still be working or sit in a cold empty break room with nothing to do I can now take care of chores around the house I'd normally have to do later, or take a walk outside
* personal bathroom
* Temperature is always nice instead of perpetually freezing or baking
* can turn on background nose to work

16 May 2023 at 18:04 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
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The Political Vet

@raptor85 @PavelASamsonov Things I noticed, I had 300 or more less dollars in my bank account. I had to work more hours, and my workday started much earlier. I was also way more isolated from my colleagues, productivity went down, while work load increased.

On top of that, I had to create a space in my home in order to work.

16 May 2023 at 18:07 | Open on mastodon.social
Raptor :gamedev:

@PCIB @PavelASamsonov interesting, company-wide our productivity skyrocketed, we also were able to start hiring candidates in other states with better qualifications which we hadn't even looked into before. Most of us got considerable raises due to the productivity boost, my pay went up by nearly 1/3. We're on teams all the time so isolation isn't an issue.

It does require a mindset that works well with it though, if you can't manage yourself you'll do terrible WFH.

16 May 2023 at 18:11 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
The Political Vet

@raptor85 @PavelASamsonov Oh, I am highly efficient. The issue is no ability to walk over and quickly ask a question so it turns into a meeting during WFH and slowly but surely your schedule has meeting creep. It might have sky rocketed, but all studies are showing a decline. What makes up for it is people working longer hours. Instead of 9 - 5, I was working 8 - 7. So, really work starts to invade personal time as you’re trying to make up for the extra meetings.

16 May 2023 at 18:35 | Open on mastodon.social
Raptor :gamedev:

@PCIB @PavelASamsonov so really, even if it were a wash environmentally, mental-health wise it's a huge win, plus I get 500x as much done, less risk of accidents, and I'm not massively stressed out and exhausted by the time I get home after driving. The article also glosses over that while more trips are taken by car the overall miles driven is VASTLY shorter, yeah i'll shoot around the block to get takeout or something but i'm not in a car for 2 hours a day burning energy.

16 May 2023 at 18:08 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
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