Hacker News with Generative AI: Office Culture

Chaos in the Cloudflare Lisbon Office (cloudflare.com)
Over the years, Cloudflare has gained fame for many things, including our technical blog, but also as a tech company securing the Internet using lava lamps, a story that began as a research/science project almost 10 years ago. In March 2025, we added another layer to its legacy: a "wall of entropy" made of 50 wave machines in constant motion at our Lisbon office, the company's European HQ.
Technology, Cloudflare, Office Culture, Internet Security
282 points by jgrahamc 16 days ago | 139 comments
Synchronous Work, Asynchronous Work (newardassociates.com)
Over the last two years, we've seen a dramatic policy debate playing out on the feeds of LinkedIn: "WFH (Work From Home) vs RTO (Return to Office)".
Work Culture, Remote Work, Office Culture
4 points by zdw 17 days ago | 0 comments
A marriage proposal spoken in office jargon (mcsweeneys.net)
GARY: Hey Cindy, remember the other day when we were talking about optimizations?
Humor, Relationships, Office Culture
412 points by ohjeez 76 days ago | 235 comments
Pointless jobs: the unbearable ennui of office life – in pictures (theguardian.com)
Office Culture, Work, Photography, Humor, Social Commentary
11 points by pimeys 111 days ago | 4 comments
I Want an Honest Office (schistad.net)
When I started at Oda, I was proud of the fact that we had a private chef serving lunch every day, panoramic views of Oslo, free drinks, and amazing coffee.
Office Culture, Work Environment, Perks, Honesty
10 points by hucker 121 days ago | 8 comments
The 'Return to Office' Lies (avas.space)
I have to rant about the home office situation in general, but also specifically at my place of employment and similar places.
Work Culture, Remote Work, Office Culture
363 points by speckx 129 days ago | 498 comments
Lars Tunbjörk documented the rise of alienating office work (newyorker.com)
In the winter of 1999, an odd little movie named “Office Space” gleefully demolished the conventional portrayal of white-collar work.
Photography, Office Culture, Humor, Social Commentary
64 points by marban 160 days ago | 31 comments
AWS CEO tells workers to quit if they don't want to come back to the office (techradar.com)
Remote Work, Office Culture, Amazon, Leadership
71 points by flojo 163 days ago | 132 comments
Ask HN: For those who can choose to go to the office, and go, why do you go? (ycombinator.com)
Work-Life Balance, Remote Work, Office Culture
27 points by jedberg 180 days ago | 41 comments
Amazon employees are 'rage applying' for new jobs after RTO mandate (fortune.com)
Amazon employees are plotting to revolt after its latest return-to-office mandate
Amazon, Remote Work, Office Culture, Labor, Technology
75 points by bentocorp 184 days ago | 71 comments
Prof who coined term presenteeism: employers who force staff back are dinosaurs (theguardian.com)
Employers who force staff to return to the office five days a week have been called the “dinosaurs of our age” by one of the world’s leading experts who coined the term “presenteeism”.
Work Culture, Remote Work, Office Culture, Management
10 points by nickcotter 196 days ago | 0 comments
Employers used return-to-office to make workers quit (thehill.com)
Workforce, Employment, Remote Work, Office Culture
195 points by LordNibbler 236 days ago | 172 comments
Salesforce Work-from-Home Party Is over Employees Required in Office 3-5 Days/Wk (sfist.com)
Salesforce, Remote Work, Office Culture, Work-Life Balance
8 points by randycupertino 257 days ago | 3 comments
Amazon enforces new office hours rule and targets 'coffee badging' (businessinsider.com)
Amazon, Business, Office Culture, Work Culture
19 points by jmsflknr 259 days ago | 6 comments