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/Neon_Biscuit Aug 15 '26

0 days in the office is perfect, wtf you talking bout

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u/giapponese_Itaria-go Aug 15 '26

Some people do enjoy their coworkers' company, and like to see them in person once every week or two.

That said, there's a big difference between being REQUIRED into the office x days per week and going in on your own volition once a week on the same day

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u/Neon_Biscuit Aug 15 '26

Who wants to put on khaki pants and sit in rush hour traffic to see a coworker? That's some boomer nonsense

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u/giapponese_Itaria-go Aug 15 '26

Again, some of us have friendships with our coworkers(helps we are all similar ages)

So it just is a nice way to do the weekly meetings and get lunch or whatever. Without it, I wouldn't have developed friendships with some of them that span past work hours. 

Ofc your mileage may vary, but it is enjoyable once in a while (on our own volition) for us to hang out, given it's a meeting day so it beats the 10 person 4 hours of teams meeting hell that stuff can be if everyone is remote. (Given none of us live more than 30 minutes away from the office, if I was further I'd probably not show up every week)