How Challenging is Working Hybrid in Colombo While Living in Kandy?

[Arcus]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently considering a hybrid work setup at an IT company based in Colombo, but I live in Kandy. I’d like to hear from those who have experience with this kind of arrangement.

• How manageable is the travel on office days?
• Does it affect your work-life balance or productivity?

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[tha123]

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[Debrovsky]

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[Don GasCan]

no
Can save money
Productivity issues 50% 50% , brain storming will be 0%
Isolation , become introvert
Your belly will go big , back pain and become a lazy asshole and mentally retarded.
You will never meet a girl only women you will see is your mother and sisters or wife
You will become person who have money in bank with no life
Your vitamin D level go down and feel miserable.
Depression is real but always say no i dont have
if you have kids they will be 24*7 pain in your ass .
If your married you become a unofficial prisoner in jail
Sex drive will go down
You hate to go out , eat sleep work repeat , ultimate geek

 

[Arcus]

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no
Can save money
Productivity issues 50% 50% , brain storming will be 0%
Isolation , become introvert
Your belly will go big , back pain and become a lazy asshole and mentally retarded.
You will never meet a girl only women you will see is your mother and sisters or wife
You will become person who have money in bank with no life
Your vitamin D level go down and feel miserable.
Depression is real but always say no i dont have
if you have kids they will be 24*7 pain in your ass .
If your married you become a unofficial prisoner in jail
Sex drive will go down
You hate to go out , eat sleep work repeat , ultimate geek

Thank you for the info

 

[windows_ubuntu]

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[Arcus]

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Thanks

 

[Djice]

Rent a place or a room in Colombo for the days you have to be in Colombo. Otherwise it's gonna be a pain in the ass specially with the traffic situation. I did something similar with 2 days a week for 6 months and it was miserable

 

[Gwynbleidd]

how many days, if you take the 5.15am or so train you'd be in colombo by 7.15 or so. the 5.15pm train, kandy by 7.30pm. if it's 1 day i think managable, if not better rent or stay in a cheap room one night.

depends on the company, i also was told to come 2 days per week and i haven't gone to the office in 4 5 weeks now.

 

[saja]

මේ රෙද්දේ ,අපිට වෙලාවට salary දෙන්නේ නැ , එකෝ බාගයයි දෙන්නේ ,දැන් කියනවා ලබන මාසේ ඉදන් දිගටම office එන්නලු , මම campus එකේ part time degree එකක් කරනවා , මම ඉන්නේ ඔය office ලබ්බෙම නවතිනවා week days 5,

ඉන්න දුන්නේ නැත්නම් , මම ගෙදර ඉදන් වැඩ කරනවා offline , මොන මගුලක්ද

 

[NEMISIS]

Depending on how frequently you need to go to the office and how do u planning to travel, it should be manageable if it's just one or two days per week. I had a similar work setup where I had to travel from Matara to Colombo 2-3 days per week. It was manageable, though somewhat challenging at the start. I used to travel by highway buses, and I could sleep or get some work done during the time.

 

[tharuka1989]

bumps

 

[Arcus]

Rent a place or a room in Colombo for the days you have to be in Colombo. Otherwise it's gonna be a pain in the ass specially with the traffic situation. I did something similar with 2 days a week for 6 months and it was miserable

how many days, if you take the 5.15am or so train you'd be in colombo by 7.15 or so. the 5.15pm train, kandy by 7.30pm. if it's 1 day i think managable, if not better rent or stay in a cheap room one night.

depends on the company, i also was told to come 2 days per week and i haven't gone to the office in 4 5 weeks now.

මේ රෙද්දේ ,අපිට වෙලාවට salary දෙන්නේ නැ , එකෝ බාගයයි දෙන්නේ ,දැන් කියනවා ලබන මාසේ ඉදන් දිගටම office එන්නලු , මම campus එකේ part time degree එකක් කරනවා , මම ඉන්නේ ඔය office ලබ්බෙම නවතිනවා week days 5,

ඉන්න දුන්නේ නැත්නම් , මම ගෙදර ඉදන් වැඩ කරනවා offline , මොන මගුලක්ද

Depending on how frequently you need to go to the office and how do u planning to travel, it should be manageable if it's just one or two days per week. I had a similar work setup where I had to travel from Matara to Colombo 2-3 days per week. It was manageable, though somewhat challenging at the start. I used to travel by highway buses, and I could sleep or get some work done during the time.

Thanks guys for the info.

 

[el_professor]

where are you in kandy?

 

[codeforme]

no
Can save money
Productivity issues 50% 50% , brain storming will be 0%
Isolation , become introvert
Your belly will go big , back pain and become a lazy asshole and mentally retarded.
You will never meet a girl only women you will see is your mother and sisters or wife
You will become person who have money in bank with no life
Your vitamin D level go down and feel miserable.
Depression is real but always say no i dont have
if you have kids they will be 24*7 pain in your ass .
If your married you become a unofficial prisoner in jail
Sex drive will go down
You hate to go out , eat sleep work repeat , ultimate geek

This is such a bullshit. The amount of time WFH is going to save is incomparable. No wasting time on traveling. No pointless time wasting meetings. And speaking of mental health WFH is the best thing happened to me. Don't be a corporate slave by falling into the trap of outings, work friends and parties where you are forced to go to an office. You work and get paid, nothing more, nothing less. Your colleagues are not your friends.

Find hobbies that complement your interests. You can be outdoor person as much as you want, you can meet all the people you want without crawling into an office. There are plenty of outdoor activities to do in Kandy. And never forget gym.

 

[Don GasCan]

This is such a bullshit. The amount of time WFH is going to save is incomparable. No wasting time on traveling. No pointless time wasting meetings. And speaking of mental health WFH is the best thing happened to me. Don't be a corporate slave by falling into the trap of outings, work friends and parties where you are forced to go to an office. You work and get paid, nothing more, nothing less. Your colleagues are not your friends.

Find hobbies that complement your interests. You can be outdoor person as much as you want, you can meet all the people you want without crawling into an office. There are plenty of outdoor activities to do in Kandy. And never forget gym.

This is the cry baby i was waiting for

 

[dbug]

Hybrid would be the best option!
totally WFH and WFO both don't work