> And for many people WFH has other problems - if you're a dual-WFH couple in a small home, lack of home office space is a very real problem. (Although if WFH was a permanent thing, many people could choose less expensive places to live, and have more space)
replySure I get meetings you need to go to separate rooms, but how is the rest is different from a regular open office? Oh no, my co-working space has the person I like to spend time with?
Meetings aren't infrequent for many jobs. As well, small homes may not have the desired desk space for multiple full-time offices.
replySounds like whoever is scheduling meetings need to adapt to a new asynchronous environment whereas many meetings isn't necessary.
replyI'm not saying everyone must be WFH or that everyone must have a home office. I'm just having hard time imagining how two people cannot WFH in a 1-bedroom apartment. Unless both of them work in a call center.
I would love to have a coworking-space-on-every-block (or in every building) where all the WFHers can go to be around other people (just not the coworkers)
replyAnd maybe we can pool them a bit by profession, because they often need the same tools and can help each other. Any maybe they can even work on some of the same projects, so we can remove meetings.
replyEveryone is paying for wework to do what their branch library can probably do for them.
replyOnly issue is that my libraries close 5pm on weekends and 7pm on weekdays. Nothing for night owls.
replyIf there would be enough demand to pay for it, it would stay open longer.
replyLibraries aren't paid for that demand though
replyYeah, I was spoiled by my college town. Libraries open until 2AM, a 24 hour space for students. Even a few cafes downtown open 24 hours a day. Suburb life is mostly fine, but that's one thing I miss most.
replyGotta travel 20 miles to downtown for anything resembling night life.
A place where We all work. Call it a WeWork maybe.
replyI agree, 2 days a week in office is optimal. If they could coordinate which days to reduce traffic then... holy cow dream world.
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