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I've a different view. Before being married the social life of work was fantastic, that naturally waned once the different social circle post marriage develope

I've a different view. Before being married the social life of work was fantastic, that naturally waned once the different social circle post marriage developed. Regarding remote working, although it's great to have the flexibility of working at home with a family around I much preferred going into the office as I found it was a much better working environment. It's also good be be with other creative people so you can thrive in the mental energy there. My family were good at not interrupting when working at home, but it was always there looming in my head. I still prefer being in the office but do some days at home as I get less interruptions there now the family have grown up. I've worked in open plan offices and have always had my own desk so can't compare to hot-desking which must be hell, especially for anything creative.

bsvalley 8y ago
I have the exact same configuration as yours and I confirm I can't get anything done during the days I'm at the office. It's all about face-to-face and meetings which is why I usually commute to work. Getting job done requires a quite place and at home, thanks to my wife, I can get a little control over my own private space which makes things easier unlike at the office where I lose control of the basic things like a quite space and some alone time. Since our jobs require both, it feels like putting milk instead of gas in your car waiting for it to move. It’s not fair and certainly not optimized for good results. Yes I can still hear some noise on the background (wife/kid) but I can pop out of my room at anytime and chill with them. Rather than having a 10 min lunch with colleagues talking about work, jumping back straight to my screen listening to everyone else’s stories.