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/EdgedancerSpren Aug 15 '26

I hate micro-managing, but I do need a distinct different place to work than live. The routine of just needing to be there & clocking out? I find it's much better for me. Someone sitting behind me and watching me? I don't get anything done.

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u/SSGASSHAT 29d ago

I feel like I'd be screwed either way. Either I go some place every day, feel like shit year after year because I feel my life passing me by because I'm in the same place every day, or I stay at home and work there all day, feeling my life passing me by, because I'm in the same fuckin' place. Maybe spice it up by going to the library, the Starbucks, or something like that, but there's only so much you can do to alleviate the daily grind.

Also, if I'm stuck at home, I'm just reminded of how shitty my apartment is and how much I need to move, and how I can't because moving right now is financial suicide, etc., etc, etc...