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What I've noticed at my company is, the people who were massive fans of working from home are now the people who are missing the office the most, except for one

What I've noticed at my company is, the people who were massive fans of working from home are now the people who are missing the office the most, except for one or two people. Working from home has it's benefits but it's really not for everyone. I, personally, am looking forward to going back to the office full time. I can go to the office just now but without other people there it just seems pointless to go.

vikinghckr 6y ago
I never liked WFH, but even I didn't realize how much I enjoy working from office. It has made me absolutely resolute not to EVER consider remote work as an option ever again.
- akmarinov 6y ago
  Would you still like working in the office if your coworkers were wfh and you were mostly by yourself? No judgment just wondering.
  - Aeolun 6y ago
    Probably. As long as there is one other person in the office, and maybe even without. Having the separation between work and home area is fairly important to me.
  - johnnyfaehell 6y ago
    There is one guy at my company that goes to the office every day. He is often the only person in the IT department. Considering that even before Corona because was had a distributed team it's not so much different except for lunch.
Scoundreller 6y ago
I'm in that camp, but for other reasons. I live close to work, but others are doing 1.5-2 hour round-trip commutes. I was pushing for more WFH to keep them sane. It also helps with recruitment: Your catchment area is bigger if someone only has to come in the office 3x/week vs. 5x. I guess we need to differentiate between 100% remote, and partial WFH. Just about everyone will be in favour of the latter, but pushing everyone into the former has its consequences.
- noneeeed 6y ago
  This. I wish people would stop thinking about remote working as a binary thing. Everyone's situation is different. I live a 15 minute walk from my office, so for me going to the office has loads of benefits and few downsides. My brother-in-law pays £100/week to spend 2-3 hours a day commuting in and out of London. For him WFH has been a massive quality of life improvement, especially as there are few benefits to him being in the studio (he's a video editor). We are split between two offices, one in SF and one in the UK (with everyone wfh at the mometn), and our entire front-end team is remote, it all works pretty well. Sure, there are jobs where being in the office will be prefereable, but we need to start being more flexible in both space and time.
tma28744 6y ago
I think we need to understand that everyone is in different situations and not force personal preferences on others. I think allowing people to work however they want should be the way forward. I personally don't plan on ever going back into an office. For me, WFH is the best thing that has ever happened. No commute, no open office bullshit, more sleep, more focus, more time for personal hobbies, no working in a filthy neighborhood in downtown SF, options for better accommodations (due to no commute), no waiting for people to finally clear a meeting room, no need to stand in line to go to a smelly restroom, etc. etc.
- mistersquid 6y ago
  > no working in a filthy neighborhood in downtown SF One of the things I miss most about the office is that I live in “ a filthy neighborhood in downtown SF” and the office was wonderful. I also miss the commute, which was on one of the tech busses, so I could sit back and take in the scenery. I am upgrading neigborhoods though, so that’s something.

vikinghckr 6y ago

I never liked WFH, but even I didn't realize how much I enjoy working from office. It has made me absolutely resolute not to EVER consider remote work as an option ever again.

akmarinov 6y ago
Would you still like working in the office if your coworkers were wfh and you were mostly by yourself? No judgment just wondering.
- Aeolun 6y ago
  Probably. As long as there is one other person in the office, and maybe even without. Having the separation between work and home area is fairly important to me.
- johnnyfaehell 6y ago
  There is one guy at my company that goes to the office every day. He is often the only person in the IT department. Considering that even before Corona because was had a distributed team it's not so much different except for lunch.

Scoundreller 6y ago

I'm in that camp, but for other reasons. I live close to work, but others are doing 1.5-2 hour round-trip commutes. I was pushing for more WFH to keep them sane. It also helps with recruitment: Your catchment area is bigger if someone only has to come in the office 3x/week vs. 5x. I guess we need to differentiate between 100% remote, and partial WFH. Just about everyone will be in favour of the latter, but pushing everyone into the former has its consequences.

noneeeed 6y ago
This. I wish people would stop thinking about remote working as a binary thing. Everyone's situation is different. I live a 15 minute walk from my office, so for me going to the office has loads of benefits and few downsides. My brother-in-law pays £100/week to spend 2-3 hours a day commuting in and out of London. For him WFH has been a massive quality of life improvement, especially as there are few benefits to him being in the studio (he's a video editor). We are split between two offices, one in SF and one in the UK (with everyone wfh at the mometn), and our entire front-end team is remote, it all works pretty well. Sure, there are jobs where being in the office will be prefereable, but we need to start being more flexible in both space and time.

tma28744 6y ago

I think we need to understand that everyone is in different situations and not force personal preferences on others. I think allowing people to work however they want should be the way forward. I personally don't plan on ever going back into an office. For me, WFH is the best thing that has ever happened. No commute, no open office bullshit, more sleep, more focus, more time for personal hobbies, no working in a filthy neighborhood in downtown SF, options for better accommodations (due to no commute), no waiting for people to finally clear a meeting room, no need to stand in line to go to a smelly restroom, etc. etc.

mistersquid 6y ago
> no working in a filthy neighborhood in downtown SF One of the things I miss most about the office is that I live in “ a filthy neighborhood in downtown SF” and the office was wonderful. I also miss the commute, which was on one of the tech busses, so I could sit back and take in the scenery. I am upgrading neigborhoods though, so that’s something.