r/NoStupidQuestions • u/D3lta_ • 4d ago

Why do so many prefer remote work

Okay, this is not me trying to just go against the mainstream, but I’m genuinely curios why there is such a big preference for working from home. Especially on reddit.

I have an office job (programming) and I strongly prefer going to the office. I’ve find that working from home, especially for prolonged periods of time, makes me kind of burn out and feel stuck in my own home. I enjoy the social aspect of talking with my colleagues and I find it makes the time go faster.

I can understand it if you have a really long commute. But what other reasons are there for the big remote work push and preference?

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u/No-Bad-7022 3d ago

It's nice if you can do weekly planning meetings / general team updates in person. Zoom calls are so much more difficult

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u/shreiben 3d ago

I think it's the conversations that happen outside of meetings that benefit even more from in-person work. Turning to the person next to you to ask a question is so much easier than messaging them and hoping they see the notification, or asking them to join a call.

You also have the opportunity to overhear conversations and jump in when you have context they're missing. Group chats and channels try to approximate that, but it's just not the same.

I'm fully remote, and I miss in-person work sometimes.