I love how these fuckers talk about the ability to “work anywhere” as if it were some kind of freedom. To me, freedom is shutting my work computer down at 4pm, leaving it on my desk at work, and going home - whether it is for the night, the weekend, or my vacation. I work at work and nowhere else; the only thing freer than that is not working at all.
I get it, but hear me out: My company offers to take “workation”. For one week this year I worked from another country. I worked for around six hours a day (shorter than usual, because I used some overtime) and enjoyed my freetime in a warm and nice city. I went to museums and good restaurants after work. I did not use one day of my (more than average) holidays for that, but took another week off for only holiday directly after the workation. It was great only possible because I had the possibilty to work from anywhere outside the office.
But here comes the thing. I didn’t need AI and didn’t need Windows for that. It’s possible for years already. Microsoft is - as everybody knows of course - trying to sell shit to people that they don’t need and don’t want.
Sounds good to me, and i agree that AI adds no value to telework.
Do you ever feel pressured to be more available? That was my problem with telework. I’m salaried, so no overtime. I found my days kept getting longer and longer.
I love how these fuckers talk about the ability to “work anywhere” as if it were some kind of freedom. To me, freedom is shutting my work computer down at 4pm, leaving it on my desk at work, and going home - whether it is for the night, the weekend, or my vacation. I work at work and nowhere else; the only thing freer than that is not working at all.
I get it, but hear me out: My company offers to take “workation”. For one week this year I worked from another country. I worked for around six hours a day (shorter than usual, because I used some overtime) and enjoyed my freetime in a warm and nice city. I went to museums and good restaurants after work. I did not use one day of my (more than average) holidays for that, but took another week off for only holiday directly after the workation. It was great only possible because I had the possibilty to work from anywhere outside the office.
But here comes the thing. I didn’t need AI and didn’t need Windows for that. It’s possible for years already. Microsoft is - as everybody knows of course - trying to sell shit to people that they don’t need and don’t want.
Why not just do that every week? That’s just called working remotely.
Sounds good to me, and i agree that AI adds no value to telework.
Do you ever feel pressured to be more available? That was my problem with telework. I’m salaried, so no overtime. I found my days kept getting longer and longer.