<story><title>Turmoil at Bezos&apos; Blue Origin: Talent exodus after CEO push for return to office</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-talent-exodus-ceo-pushed-return-to-office.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hnlmorg</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a very personal decision though. For example, if I may offer up some counterarguments:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;I step outside my home office to see my family and start unwinding for the evening. No wasted time on commute&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I find the commute (by train, I&amp;#x27;m lucky enough to get a seat) far more effective for unwinding to be honest. And once I&amp;#x27;m home, I&amp;#x27;m far more engaged with the family due to having that buffer time between work and home.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;the options for places to live are endless.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;That never actually stopped me before. Hence the commute&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;Not to mention I eat my own food on my lunch break.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;the biggest thing I miss about not commuting into London is the food. The variety, the quality, and above all, not having to cook it myself. Don&amp;#x27;t get me wrong, I don&amp;#x27;t mind cooking. But a lot of eateries do a lot better job of their signature meal than I could.&lt;p&gt;That all said, I&amp;#x27;m in no rush to go back. And when I do, it&amp;#x27;ll be a hybrid approach. Some days in and some days from home.&lt;p&gt;edit: why am I getting &lt;i&gt;heavily&lt;/i&gt; down voted for discussing personal reasons why I enjoyed working in the office? It&amp;#x27;s not like I&amp;#x27;m telling you your opinions are wrong or that you should go back to the office. All I&amp;#x27;m doing is voicing that there are some who do enjoy travelling into the city most days. Is it really that offensive a view point to read? Some people on here don&amp;#x27;t deserve to have moderation privileges.</text></item><item><author>lancemurdock</author><text>you can&amp;#x27;t put a price on the feeling I get when 5-530 hits, and I step outside my home office to see my family and start unwinding for the evening. No wasted time on commute and the options for places to live are endless. Not to mention I eat my own food on my lunch break.&lt;p&gt;I miss some interaction&amp;#x2F;bonding with coworkers and certainly acknowledge that &amp;quot;hallway talk&amp;quot; helped clear up requirements but the pros of work from home life are incomparable to the cons. I will never go back to an office</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pengaru</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s not like you don&amp;#x27;t have the option of burning  $duration_of_commute on personal time when you&amp;#x27;re already at home.  &lt;i&gt;You&lt;/i&gt; set the boundaries, enforce them.</text></comment>
<story><title>Turmoil at Bezos&apos; Blue Origin: Talent exodus after CEO push for return to office</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/01/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-talent-exodus-ceo-pushed-return-to-office.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hnlmorg</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a very personal decision though. For example, if I may offer up some counterarguments:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;I step outside my home office to see my family and start unwinding for the evening. No wasted time on commute&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I find the commute (by train, I&amp;#x27;m lucky enough to get a seat) far more effective for unwinding to be honest. And once I&amp;#x27;m home, I&amp;#x27;m far more engaged with the family due to having that buffer time between work and home.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;the options for places to live are endless.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;That never actually stopped me before. Hence the commute&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;i&gt;Not to mention I eat my own food on my lunch break.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;the biggest thing I miss about not commuting into London is the food. The variety, the quality, and above all, not having to cook it myself. Don&amp;#x27;t get me wrong, I don&amp;#x27;t mind cooking. But a lot of eateries do a lot better job of their signature meal than I could.&lt;p&gt;That all said, I&amp;#x27;m in no rush to go back. And when I do, it&amp;#x27;ll be a hybrid approach. Some days in and some days from home.&lt;p&gt;edit: why am I getting &lt;i&gt;heavily&lt;/i&gt; down voted for discussing personal reasons why I enjoyed working in the office? It&amp;#x27;s not like I&amp;#x27;m telling you your opinions are wrong or that you should go back to the office. All I&amp;#x27;m doing is voicing that there are some who do enjoy travelling into the city most days. Is it really that offensive a view point to read? Some people on here don&amp;#x27;t deserve to have moderation privileges.</text></item><item><author>lancemurdock</author><text>you can&amp;#x27;t put a price on the feeling I get when 5-530 hits, and I step outside my home office to see my family and start unwinding for the evening. No wasted time on commute and the options for places to live are endless. Not to mention I eat my own food on my lunch break.&lt;p&gt;I miss some interaction&amp;#x2F;bonding with coworkers and certainly acknowledge that &amp;quot;hallway talk&amp;quot; helped clear up requirements but the pros of work from home life are incomparable to the cons. I will never go back to an office</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hahajk</author><text>For those who are worried that  they’ll miss the commute, you should consider ending the work day with exercise. You still get the alone&amp;#x2F;unplugged time but combined with endorphins and a general feeling of wellness. And it’s way better for you than sitting in a car!</text></comment>