Let's stop pretending there is a "Hybrid workplace". It's either WFH or WFO.

You are correct. There are no income limits to contribute to a traditional IRA. However, there are income limits for the tax deductibility of the IRA contribution. The deductibility of your contribution depends on your income and whether your employer offers a qualified retirement plan.

There are income limits to roth ira contribution which is a bunch of schitt.

but there are no income limits on the conversion (google 'backdoor Roth)

steps:

contribute to non-deductible IRA w/post tax $

step 2: convert to Roth

step 2.5: ???

step 3: profit

Come to Ohio

As a software engineer, I only see value in the office if:

-your team is in a heavy design phase

-for new joiners to meet people and learn the codebase faster

-interacting with end users

If you know what to build, know what to fix, etc and everybody knows how to discuss or get help. And you have good chat channels etc… I think it’s worthless and a waste of time.

Bro, I have a WFH office that is windowed and looks out over a forest.

We did win the vote, and it’s awesome.

You’re both right.
That’s why a hybrid solution is the best.

You can commute 2-3 times a week for the face to face interaction that does have work benefits that you don’t achieve through a screen.

But you don’t need 40 hours a week of face to face.
So, you can cut back on the commuting or commute outside of rush hour with partial in office days.

Started working from home in March of 2020 and have no plans to ever return to an office setting. I have more money, more free-time, better health, and nearly a stress-free work environment. If I wasn't incredibly independent and self-reliant, I imagine the lack of social-interactions with others would be detrimental.

Serious question: Why do trumpettes use sentence fragments so often? I get why the man himself does ("sad" as a sentence is a generalized grunt akin to "me sad" or "you sad" or "that [is] sad" and henogoodwithwordsenglishhard), but I don't understand why his crew follows suit in one his most obvious deficiencies. Are you literally emotionally downtrodden because people aren't in offices? Are you merely indicating a preference that people be in offices? Are the offices themselves sad? =(

Has the return to the office hurt your running? Or are you just still hurt?

There are plenty of companies going back into the office. You can find one of those companies if you want to be in person.

I agree the "hybrid" approach isn't working well. Companies aren't strategic about how to make time in the office valuable and instead take a lazy strategy of "be in the office x days per week". This leads to people coming in twice a week, spending most of their time on zoom calls anyways, and being annoyed they commuted.

Companies should prioritize employee flexibility and when they come together in person be intentional about how they use their time. Have all-hands, 1:1's, full team meetings, happy hours, brainstorming sessions, etc. on those days. If you did that once every two weeks it would be more valuable than doing it twice a week in a less intentional ways.

Oh I see why you like the office so much. Because you like to live up to your name and JAM(in) there because there is a social aspect in the office. You be JAMmINg huh

Not really. Jamin is literally autistic, he talks to no one in the office. He's just spiteful about the fact that others are enjoying working from home, so he has to be against that. He gets no joy in life and wants the same for everyone else.

"It's either WFH or WFO."

I saw patients in the office this morning. I'm spending the afternoon reviewing labs, calling patients, and doing various other admin tasks from home. So sorry to find out that this behavior isn't allowed. I promise to ask your permission next time.

Well he organized letsrun meetups when he wasn’t banned. So how can he be autistic?

He has posted a picture of one of those meetups on here