[throwaway53453]

Sorry, but no. Work is supposed to work for me, as well as me working for it. Some people might be fine with perfect compartmentalization of work, but I would find it soul crushing to just be a corporate machine for 8 hours a day.

[kuschku]

Then work part-time. Every second you're at work is a second you're a corporate machine. No wonder so many people don't get anything done, if they don't actually work the time they're paid to.

[anoncake]

Because working for hours without stopping for even a second is the most effective way of working?

[throwaway53453]

Exactly. I consider coffee breaks and the like to be a healthy part of work life balance. They stimulate new ideas and learning in a way that video conferencing does not. Software is not like back breaking warehouse labour (which I used to do). An unhealthy mind produces nothing but shit output.

I chose my field specifically because it matters to me what I work on and doing it while being surrounded by great people matters even more. Not as a means to an end. That would've just left me bitter fourty years from now.

I didn't even know software had big money until I joined the industry, which probably explains my whole philosophy WRT in-person work.

[fx32s]

news flash, most people are paid per hour, not per work unit

[globular-toast]

Then don't work for a big corporation. I work for a small company from home. My work is interesting and varied and I don't have the time to socialise, even if I wanted to. I get to spend more time with my family instead.

My company does have an office, though, and I don't live more than an hour away. I will go into the office for some things, like whiteboard planning meetings, training and other things. It's going in every day for the very few times it's actually beneficial that I can't stand.