| I always like to point out to fellow devs that there are a lot of Bad Companies out there. It’s not an easy task to find a good one. I haven’t needed to work from some remote open space office since March 2020. Though since Covid cases came down late spring this year I do sometimes go - every other month or so - mostly only for when our toddler has to be at home for some reason. At which point the company’s open office is temporarily less distracting than my (much better customized and equipped) home office. Of course sometimes it can also be good to have lunch together or share some war stories for kicking off some planning or some such, not regularly needed in my line of work though. So it’s nice to have the choice, have lunch together now and then. I would quit immediately if there would be any form of direct manager pressure to come back. I’m an adult and a professional, I do work on my own terms. If that’s something a company won’t respect then I will be giving my precious labour elsewhere. Culture: it’s relationships all the way down. |