My company is going back to the office two days of the week out of five. I can choose to go back three and get a reserved seat, which is weirdly tempting. I hat

My company is going back to the office two days of the week out of five. I can choose to go back three and get a reserved seat, which is weirdly tempting. I hate the idea of having to find a temporary seat. But it's also tempting to just work from home, something they allow individuals to do on request. They used to be pretty relaxed about allowing that, and if there's one thing COVID has taught me it's that everyone's jobs still get done even without having to mingle in an office together. But who knows, maybe they're cutting that avenue off now, I haven't checked. My commute was pretty annoying pre-COVID -- between 1.5h to 2h of driving a day was common. I don't miss that at all. That's time for reading, time for playing with the dog or the rabbits, time for cleaning the horrible mess my fiancee makes when cooking dinner. I've found it a lot harder to keep up with podcasts now, though ...