short commutes are better than working in a pajama straight from the bed. I worked from home before the pandemic hit and been doing it on and off for 15 years,

short commutes are better than working in a pajama straight from the bed. I worked from home before the pandemic hit and been doing it on and off for 15 years, but I took the habit of going out for a walk before starting to work, it actually wakes me up for real and sharpens my thoughts. It also forces me to dress and take care of my hygiene. A thing that many home workers I know, adults like me, don't do everyday. Which is, IMO, a set back. Now that due to the pandemic I am confined at home, I feel tired all day and my productivity has gone down, to the point that I have to work 7 or 8 hours a day, while 5 were enough before. Suffering for waking up early for a commute is only a symptom of not being a morning person, I negotiate comfortable starting work hours in all my contracts and never had to wake up early in the past 10 years. And you know the main reason the employer accepted it as a reasonable argument? because out of the rush hour commuting is easier (which is actually true) they never heard from me "I am late because the bus/subway/train/whatever was full" In my experience distracting coworkers are a lot worse when you are online all day remotely: you can close the door, but can't block them on teams. Finally: consider that the majority of people all over the World have much better work spaces than home offices. Usually home offices for regular people suck and/or people live in small homes. Especially in Japan or Europe. one last bit: WFH workers that are less experienced have harder times getting a promotion than in presence.