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I think it can be healty to maintain a strict "home is home" and "work is work" separation. Home is then a place of escape/relaxation/recharging where work does

I think it can be healty to maintain a strict "home is home" and "work is work" separation. Home is then a place of escape/relaxation/recharging where work does not interfere. Some people can manage that separation with a home office. Others prefer a physically separate workplace. For me, I didn't think I would like WFH. When forced over the last year, it was better than expected. Certainly not having a commute was nice, not having to "dress up" for work was nice, but both my productivity and the amount of direction on tasks/priorities fell off a cliff. Interruptions were about the same, but when they come from spouse/kids (especially spouse) they are harder to deflect.

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masterof0 5y ago
Exactly, some people can't afford to have a office room, and just shut the doors closed until 5PM.
TeMPOraL 5y ago
> Home is then a place of escape/relaxation/recharging where work does not interfere. Or the other way around. That's the rarely stated but arguably common case, particularly for middle-age people: office is a place of escape/relaxation/recharging where your spouse and your little children and/or your inlaws don't interfere. I love my WFH, I have it worked out with my wife and our family, and I don't want to ever have to work in an office on a regular basis - but I do understand this point. Parenting is hard. Marriage is hard - and COVID in particular threw a lot of people into uncharted territory. Despite all the romantic ideals and the condescending opinions of some people, modern marriage in western world is designed around partners spending significant time apart. Our current pandemic suddenly forced every couple to live a lifestyle most don't experience until retirement. Few were ready for this.