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As an ADHD dev, the adoption of WFH at most companies has been a godsend. I cannot work in an office environment, and usually work in small 'bursts' of producti

• adhddevthrw324 5y ago
  (Writing this on a throwaway not for any stigma, I just prefer not to broadcast on my professional account that I have ADHD) Truthfully, just to give a perspective, since while I trust you, this has been the total opposite for me. Case in point of writing this comment; were I at work, the stress and fear of being watched kept me honest and FAR more focused, and helped give good reinforcement cycles to the patterns of behavior I wanted to maintain. What you say about distractions/focus was absolutely present, to be clear, and required conscious balance to where I sat/had my field of view to have "the right sort of interruptions" but without too many such that I lost flow every time someone walked behind me WFH and removal of office culture has been absolutely brutal for my mental health, ability to focus and work velocity, not to mention oddly orthogonal things like sleep cycle (I'm EXTREMELY routine driven, and having no differentiation in my day obliterates that. Have tried going for runs etc but it's not the same, coworking spaces as well but they're a bit of a double edged sword without many of the benefits of a true team environment.) and overall happiness. The really funny thing is, I was, and continue to be, one of the most vocal supporters of wfh/allowing wfh, but this other extreme has been so much harder than I ever thought it was going to be at the start.