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I have friends and hobbies, but I like separation of work and home, having work in my home has felt like a violation of a personal tenet of mine for the last fe

I have friends and hobbies, but I like separation of work and home, having work in my home has felt like a violation of a personal tenet of mine for the last few years. It may also have to do with the fact my commute is 30 minutes so I use that time to tune out and read on public transport. With that I've always enjoyed working in the office and find my commute to be a pleasant context switch.

Wiseacre 5y ago
Wfh is a violation of your personal space but spending an hour commuting 5 days a week isn't a violation of your personal time?
- ianbutler 5y ago
  Yes, I enjoyed my commute and did things personally useful to me like read. A commute doesn’t require me to think about or organize that time where as consciously fitting reading into my schedule is a pain.
asdff 5y ago
I work from home and I turned my commute from 50 minutes of hell into a 30 min yoga session and a 5 minute walk around the block with a mug of coffee in my hand. I do something similar at the end of the work day. I think having that mental break between work and home is important, but you can still get it from a work from home situation, and I like being able to chose exactly how my 'commute' manifests vs trying to catch a train and being stressed out about missing my transfer. My home office is also outside on my patio under the sun vs inside, so I don't feel like I'm sacrificing any living space and its certainly far more luxurious than the windowless room with the bad chair I had at the office.
- ianbutler 5y ago
  Personally having to intentionally organize things like that just doesn’t happen with me, I’ll just work for another 30minutes unless something forces that separation. Consistently working out is about all I can budget for. That’s great, I’m happy for you. Luckily we live in a world where I’m sure you can find wfh employers long term and I’ll look for in office employers.

Wiseacre 5y ago

Wfh is a violation of your personal space but spending an hour commuting 5 days a week isn't a violation of your personal time?

ianbutler 5y ago
Yes, I enjoyed my commute and did things personally useful to me like read. A commute doesn’t require me to think about or organize that time where as consciously fitting reading into my schedule is a pain.

asdff 5y ago

I work from home and I turned my commute from 50 minutes of hell into a 30 min yoga session and a 5 minute walk around the block with a mug of coffee in my hand. I do something similar at the end of the work day. I think having that mental break between work and home is important, but you can still get it from a work from home situation, and I like being able to chose exactly how my 'commute' manifests vs trying to catch a train and being stressed out about missing my transfer. My home office is also outside on my patio under the sun vs inside, so I don't feel like I'm sacrificing any living space and its certainly far more luxurious than the windowless room with the bad chair I had at the office.

ianbutler 5y ago
Personally having to intentionally organize things like that just doesn’t happen with me, I’ll just work for another 30minutes unless something forces that separation. Consistently working out is about all I can budget for. That’s great, I’m happy for you. Luckily we live in a world where I’m sure you can find wfh employers long term and I’ll look for in office employers.