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I did not find the boundary issue to be a problem for me since we switched to WFH. As a matter of fact I enjoy it immensely; even with the family at home I am
by foobarian 6y ago
I did not find the boundary issue to be a problem for me since we switched to WFH. As a matter of fact I enjoy it immensely; even with the family at home I am able to reasonably focus on work (ANC headphones, closing doors, etc. help here). If there is a productivity hit the lack of commute makes up for it, and in exchange I get to spend more time with them.
The main downside of WFH, especially for introverts, and which I don't think is being noticed yet, is the workplace social network / face-to-face bandwidth. The former has been established through working at the office until this March, and we are now coasting on those connections. Who to ask for help with X, which people to get together to socialize a project, etc. I would hate to be a new hire in this environment; there is so much less social contact and less rapport building.
Then, there are instances of when you need to tackle a hard problem with several people in a group, and focus. Usually we would do this in a closed conference room with a whiteboard. The f2f bandwidth is hard to match here.
For the above two reasons I think companies that restart office work (even if a year from now) will be more competitive, and the "WFH Spring" won't last.