Poll: Where do you usually work?
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Jayaprada rath
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 21:06
Lid 2007
Engels naar Portugees
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At home Nov 8, 2023

Since 2015, when I moved back to Portugal I have been working at home (an apartment in the centre of Lisbon) where I have a very calm and quiet office with everything I need to work. When I was living in Brussels, I had a separate office for a few years but then when my youngest daughter left the nest I decided to use her room as my office.

Sundar Gopalakrishnan
P.L.F. Persio
Philip Lees
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Lid 2011
Zweeds naar Engels
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Home now, office before Nov 8, 2023

I can't imagine working in a busy, noisy environment, but everyone's different.

Christine Andersen
Thayenga
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Baran Keki
svetlana cosquéric
Michele Fauble
Liena Vijupe
 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Duitsland
Local time: 22:06
Lid 2020
Engels naar Duits
+ ...
At home Nov 8, 2023

Ever since I quit my last job and decided to work 100% as a freelancer, I have worked exclusively at home. This has become even more pleasant since we moved into our own house with the basement office/"mancave" I have always dreamt of.
Whenever I start having doubts about working exclusively from home, I cure those doubts by going outside during the Stuttgart region's rush hour. Not even getting in my car, just watching the endless avalanche of plastic, glass and metal from the sidewalk is
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Ever since I quit my last job and decided to work 100% as a freelancer, I have worked exclusively at home. This has become even more pleasant since we moved into our own house with the basement office/"mancave" I have always dreamt of.
Whenever I start having doubts about working exclusively from home, I cure those doubts by going outside during the Stuttgart region's rush hour. Not even getting in my car, just watching the endless avalanche of plastic, glass and metal from the sidewalk is more than enough.

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Iulia Parvu
Baran Keki
Christopher Schröder
Simon Turner
Jorge Payan
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Susanna Martoni
 
Nikolay Novitskiy
Nikolay Novitskiy  Identity Verified
Rusland
Local time: 01:06
Lid 2018
Engels naar Russisch
Where-where... Nov 9, 2023

It was hard to resist the temptation. So here it is:

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expressisverbis
Christopher Schröder
Lingua 5B
IrinaN
 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
Frankrijk
Local time: 22:06
Frans naar Engels
. Nov 9, 2023

At home. I don't know why but a lot of people have suggested going to a co-working place. I don't get it: there are so many perks to working at home. I can quickly hang up my laundry while my coffee is brewing, I don't need to brave the elements to go to work, no chance of my laptop being stolen, no need to make conversation with whoever might be at the place. My dog and I keep each other company. He didn't get on very well with his previous owners who were out a lot (students who worked evening... See more
At home. I don't know why but a lot of people have suggested going to a co-working place. I don't get it: there are so many perks to working at home. I can quickly hang up my laundry while my coffee is brewing, I don't need to brave the elements to go to work, no chance of my laptop being stolen, no need to make conversation with whoever might be at the place. My dog and I keep each other company. He didn't get on very well with his previous owners who were out a lot (students who worked evenings) so the fact that I work from home was a huge bonus.Collapse


Alex Lichanow
 
Lingua 5B
Lingua 5B  Identity Verified
Bosnië en Herzegovina
Local time: 22:06
Lid 2009
Engels naar Kroatisch
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Conversations Nov 9, 2023

I go to a co-working precisely to make conversations. Laptop can’t be stolen, there are cameras and security card keys, it’s not a place anybody can walk in, just people who have signed up and paid a fee.

I can use their kitchen, there are fruits, snacks, coffee machine and all utilities.

Another benefit is that there are people from other fields I can collaborate with or learn from.

Elements are good for our health/immunity, we are supposed to expose o
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I go to a co-working precisely to make conversations. Laptop can’t be stolen, there are cameras and security card keys, it’s not a place anybody can walk in, just people who have signed up and paid a fee.

I can use their kitchen, there are fruits, snacks, coffee machine and all utilities.

Another benefit is that there are people from other fields I can collaborate with or learn from.

Elements are good for our health/immunity, we are supposed to expose ourselves to all elements.
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IrinaN
IrinaN
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 15:06
Engels naar Russisch
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Counterquestions Nov 9, 2023

Does Outdoors mean my own balcony or a tent deployed at end of a hiking trip?

What is the difference between "office with the colleagues" and "coworking space?" What is a coworking space then? An in-house project?

How much money can a professional who supposedly works "usually" at the cafe make? Meaning that a profession is a way to put enough bread on the table. Everything else is a hobby.



Christopher Schröder
 
Lingua 5B
Lingua 5B  Identity Verified
Bosnië en Herzegovina
Local time: 22:06
Lid 2009
Engels naar Kroatisch
+ ...
Tent, it does Nov 9, 2023

I believe being in a tent is like being outdoor, it qualifies. Balcony is OK too, but pretty limited.

I am not sure about cafes, I never do that, loud music, no equipment, no desk, can’t stay in it for long.

Office with colleagues = you all do the same job/same project, you have a boss and strict structure and strict time for breaks, etc. You need to come for work every day, justify no-shows, I mean I could be listing differences forever.


 


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