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I fear it might provoke the opposite reaction. This WFH has been like teaching someone to swim by throwing them at the deep end; it may leave bad memories in th

I fear it might provoke the opposite reaction. This WFH has been like teaching someone to swim by throwing them at the deep end; it may leave bad memories in the minds of workers and bosses alike, making them less inclined to try it in the future.

Tade0 6y ago
I was sort of forced to work remotely originally and one takeaway was that the daily commute had an outsized impact on my mental wellbeing that I wasn't aware of - perhaps more people share this sentiment. Probably not people with children who haven't planned for this though - that being said I know two absolute madmen who work remotely having four and five children respectively, so it's not like it's impossible.
- SubiculumCode 6y ago
  For myself as well,even though my commute was only 30-40 minutes each way, it was draining.
  - lotsofpulp 6y ago
    30 to 40 min each way sounds terrible. I did it for a couple years, but never again. Especially because the longer the commute, the larger the volatility.
teekert 6y ago
Speak for yourself, I'm loving it. Getting stuff done while having breakfast/lunch/dinner with family and no more commute. I wish I could always keep working from home. Also dreading the day my 90 min commute is required again. I'm not going back to that.
pjc50 6y ago
For me, I've concluded that I would like to work from home some, but not all of the time...
dmihal 6y ago
Regardless of whether people like WFH or not, it's forced companies to accommodate it. Companies in less-competitive industries previously had no incentive to support virtual meetings, VPNs, etc. Plus, it's showing many companies how much money they can save if they don't need to rent large offices, reimburse gas/transit costs, etc.
vitaflo 6y ago
Anecdotal, but the F500 company I'm at has already said they expect WFH to be a staple of company life moving forward, even after this is all over, mainly because it's been so successful. They did not expect productivity to stay as high as it has. Certainly this will vary from company to company and who knows if it was just upper management blowing smoke in this case, but I do feel like the overall outcomes will be positive for those of us who want more flexible work arrangements.
- icebraining 6y ago
  That's great to hear!

Tade0 6y ago

I was sort of forced to work remotely originally and one takeaway was that the daily commute had an outsized impact on my mental wellbeing that I wasn't aware of - perhaps more people share this sentiment. Probably not people with children who haven't planned for this though - that being said I know two absolute madmen who work remotely having four and five children respectively, so it's not like it's impossible.

SubiculumCode 6y ago
For myself as well,even though my commute was only 30-40 minutes each way, it was draining.
- lotsofpulp 6y ago
  30 to 40 min each way sounds terrible. I did it for a couple years, but never again. Especially because the longer the commute, the larger the volatility.

teekert 6y ago

Speak for yourself, I'm loving it. Getting stuff done while having breakfast/lunch/dinner with family and no more commute. I wish I could always keep working from home. Also dreading the day my 90 min commute is required again. I'm not going back to that.

pjc50 6y ago

For me, I've concluded that I would like to work from home some, but not all of the time...

dmihal 6y ago

Regardless of whether people like WFH or not, it's forced companies to accommodate it. Companies in less-competitive industries previously had no incentive to support virtual meetings, VPNs, etc. Plus, it's showing many companies how much money they can save if they don't need to rent large offices, reimburse gas/transit costs, etc.

vitaflo 6y ago

Anecdotal, but the F500 company I'm at has already said they expect WFH to be a staple of company life moving forward, even after this is all over, mainly because it's been so successful. They did not expect productivity to stay as high as it has. Certainly this will vary from company to company and who knows if it was just upper management blowing smoke in this case, but I do feel like the overall outcomes will be positive for those of us who want more flexible work arrangements.

icebraining 6y ago
That's great to hear!