I'd see that as a difference in the current situation. The best way I've heard it phrased is that we are not working from home. Rather, we are at home during

I'd see that as a difference in the current situation. The best way I've heard it phrased is that we are not working from home. Rather, we are at home during a crisis, trying to work. Yes, it is month 9 of a crisis, but still a crisis, and it is reasonable for performance expectations to be lower as a result. For me, my apartment wasn't chosen with the expectation of being a space to work from home. My computer desk is in the corner of the living room, because I like being able to talk with my wife while playing video games. When covid hit, that also became my work desk, as there isn't a good place elsewhere to move it. The space simply wasn't intended to be a dedicated work area, and I know that I get distracted whenever my cats wail at me for attention. (I imagine that kids are even more needing of attention, though I don't have personal experimental evidence to back that up.) And that's okay. That's human. It's okay to re-evaluate expectations in light of a crisis, and know that there will be distractions throughout the day as a result.