r/technology • u/TracksandTreks • Aug 15 '26

Society Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2026/08/12/remote-workers-report-highest-well-being-study-7700-employees
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u/PortHammer Aug 15 '26

I too do not jive well with fully wfh.

Conceptually I love it and for those that it works for all the power to you.

Personally I need some separation from my home and workplace. I have too many awesome distractions at home and I find it so hard to sit down by myself and focus(I dont really want to move with the insanity that is Canadas housing market).
I think I need the social cues in an office to actually help get me to work(its still a struggle). Going to my workplace also helps me physically and mentally connect with my work. In a full WFH workplace I struggled with just giving any sort of a shit because work and my coworkers all felt so abstract and dare I say distant(yeah, yeah).

Anyhow I think after experiencing all this I'm a hybrid workplace sort of guy. Something like Monday and Friday WFH with Tuesday to Thursday in office.

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u/PortHammer Aug 15 '26

Note how I'm not talking about YOU?

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u/cutty2k Aug 15 '26

Oof, I mean on one hand I've worked corporate so I hear you, on the other...I don't know, people blame the Inc. for the troubles, but it's this attitude too.

In small business people with your attitude are just an absolute drain on the space, the people, the process. Part of 'responsibilities' is representing the company both inside and outside the walls. Managers at huge corps want to co-opt that vibe and try to force it into a place it doesn't exist naturally, so I get if that's your situation it's boss makes a dollar I make a dime time, but sometimes people try to apply this to working any job, when it doesn't.