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I think that the parent was implying that the farm is their home in most cases. WFH does not only mean sitting at a desk inside your house.

• luckylion 4y ago
  I think if we talk about WFH, then yes, it pretty much means "a desk inside your house". "Home" can have broader meanings than that, but if a mechanic owns the house his garage is in and lives on the first floor, I don't think most people would count that as "working from home". Farmers do office work too, and that's often done at home, but riding a tractor on a field (which is often leased) isn't, I think.
  • simlevesque 4y ago
    To me WFH means you don't have to commute to your workplace. A mechanic building his garage on his home is absolutely working from home IMO.
  • randomdata 4y ago
    > it pretty much means "a desk inside your house". Even for office-type work, needs of a pandemic aside, who staunchly works at a desk in their home? Working as a remote developer for 20-some-odd years, I've worked in coffeeshops, hotels, bars, libraries, parks, moving cars, other homes of friends and family, you name it. The freedom to work anywhere is the biggest perk. I have always called it WFH, even if not technically always done at home.
    • luckylion 4y ago
      I've done some of that, but I actually only work on my desk in my designated room now - I find I can concentrate much better when there are no distractions. But you're absolutely right, for those roles where work essentially only requires a laptop and your brain, it home is where your brain and laptop are.