<story><title>Programmers are most likely to work from home</title><url>https://qz.com/950973/remote-work-for-programmers-the-ultimate-office-perk-is-avoiding-the-office-entirely/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>eddieh</author><text>I like working from my office. I don&amp;#x27;t understand people that like working from home.&lt;p&gt;Possible confounding variable: I live exactly two blocks from my office and don&amp;#x27;t have to commute. Perhaps, in actuality, people don&amp;#x27;t like to commute?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>skizm</author><text>I will name some the reasons I like to work from home and none involve a commute:&lt;p&gt;- I&amp;#x27;m in an open office situation.&lt;p&gt;- Standing desk is awkward when everyone else is sitting.&lt;p&gt;- If I make a loud noise eating or sneezing or something like 5 people stare at me trying to figure out what is going on.&lt;p&gt;- I can&amp;#x27;t have twitch or a baseball game on in the background because nosey  co-workers will walk by, see my screen, and comment or internalize that I&amp;#x27;m a slacker because I like a running commentary instead of music when I work.&lt;p&gt;- &lt;i&gt;Constantly&lt;/i&gt; being pulled aside for conversations that can be answered in a sentence or two via slack or email. (not having me in person forces people to think about and write down exactly what they want to say or ask before they actually say it)&lt;p&gt;- My home setup is significantly nicer than my office set up.&lt;p&gt;- Open office means I hear all about everyone&amp;#x27;s past or upcoming weekends, vacations, etc.&lt;p&gt;- I enjoy stretching or doing small exercises throughout the day, which is super weird to do while in the office (plus no yoga mat).&lt;p&gt;- People low key hate me because I am the only person with a mechanical keyboard and make lots of noise when I start typing a lot. (I&amp;#x27;ve learned to ignore the not so subtle stare downs)&lt;p&gt;So probably my biggest thing is the open office problem. As a programmer, being in the middle of a group of chatty 20-30 somethings all day is not great for productivity.</text></comment>
<story><title>Programmers are most likely to work from home</title><url>https://qz.com/950973/remote-work-for-programmers-the-ultimate-office-perk-is-avoiding-the-office-entirely/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>eddieh</author><text>I like working from my office. I don&amp;#x27;t understand people that like working from home.&lt;p&gt;Possible confounding variable: I live exactly two blocks from my office and don&amp;#x27;t have to commute. Perhaps, in actuality, people don&amp;#x27;t like to commute?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>maxfurman</author><text>The lack of commute is a huge part of the appeal. If the office is half an hour away (which really isn&amp;#x27;t that bad if you live or work outside of a city), and you work from home, you get a whole hour back every day. I don&amp;#x27;t think I would ever make it to the gym if I had a long commute.</text></comment>