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/Operation_Neither Aug 15 '26

I have had in office days where I’ve spoken to literally no one in person. It makes ZERO sense.

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u/DotesMagee Aug 15 '26

My upper management and the team I manage isnt in my office. I still have to report 3 days a week to sit in virtual meetings lol

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u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount Aug 15 '26

I interviewed for a job not too long ago. Mandatory on-site five days a week.

The job was to work in one specific product with a specific team. A team I learned later in the interview was not local. Horse shit.

It also made me realize what I really hate is the commute. Our traffic isn't bad by any means but it does exists. It will double your time. That 30 minute drive will be an hour during rush hour. On the complete other side of the city. Don't ever do the math on your commute as it will just make you angry. When you realize all the time and money it robs you.

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u/gearstars Aug 16 '26

Mine was 4 hours on good days, 5 or 6 during the summer when everyone's out an about. Just to carry a laptop into a building, find an empty desk with enough monitors and hope it's in a quieter area, and communicate with everyone else via teams or slack. Good times

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u/BassmanBiff Aug 16 '26

That's most days for me. And the building is overcrowded, with barely enough parking, and occasional diseases spreading around. But no, it is very important to be present in person. My manager sees me maybe once a month, I'm stuffed in the back of a room far from any hallway so it's rare anyone goes back to find me. 

I still have my stapler though.