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Unless you have a family back home to spend time with, extended work from home is not goof for your mental health.

by spaceman_2020 3y ago

rajamaka 3y ago
Maybe not good for yours but it's been great for mine.
- shrimp_emoji 3y ago
  Same. And I'd much sooner spend time with coworkers than family. ;p
dymk 3y ago
Get a dog and join a club
nicbou 3y ago
I had great coworkers but they were not my friends. Saving 1-2 hour per day of commuting and using my breaks to do chores frees up time to see the people I chose to see.
- jasmer 3y ago
  Colleagues are not 'friends', they are still good for your mental health. Often better than friends since they are forced to behave.
  - HPMOR 3y ago
    I think you may need to re-evaluate your current friendships.
    - jasmer 3y ago
      I have many lifelong friends who are effectively 'kin' aka almost extended family and I don't drop friends because sometimes they might grind a bit, or as we age we see some things (very) differently. Frankly, some of them are a bit odd and have very few friends of their own - they're not going to be 'ejected' because they are not always in support of my sanity. I don't keep 'fairweather friends' who suit my current lifestyle, mood and social status. I enjoy the company of my work colleagues a lot, it's friendly without having to be too intense, and we can talk about 'work stuff' which I enjoy. So you might also want to contemplate a different definition of 'friendship'.
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      - HPMOR 3y ago
        I know I came off very cheeky but your statement "forced to behave", indicates that some people in your life do not behave well around you. I think it'd behoove you to consider whether those "friends" are using you, in a nefarious manner, or whether they perhaps do not deserve your attention.
- tomjakubowski 3y ago
  Interaction with acquaintances who aren't really your friends is good for you too, in a different way. Of course working remote, the folks at the neighborhood coffee shop can fill that role just as well as office coworkers.

Unless you have a family back home to spend time with, extended work from home is not goof for your mental health.

rajamaka 3y ago

Maybe not good for yours but it's been great for mine.

shrimp_emoji 3y ago
Same. And I'd much sooner spend time with coworkers than family. ;p

dymk 3y ago

Get a dog and join a club

nicbou 3y ago

I had great coworkers but they were not my friends. Saving 1-2 hour per day of commuting and using my breaks to do chores frees up time to see the people I chose to see.

jasmer 3y ago
Colleagues are not 'friends', they are still good for your mental health. Often better than friends since they are forced to behave.
- HPMOR 3y ago
  I think you may need to re-evaluate your current friendships.
  - jasmer 3y ago
    I have many lifelong friends who are effectively 'kin' aka almost extended family and I don't drop friends because sometimes they might grind a bit, or as we age we see some things (very) differently. Frankly, some of them are a bit odd and have very few friends of their own - they're not going to be 'ejected' because they are not always in support of my sanity. I don't keep 'fairweather friends' who suit my current lifestyle, mood and social status. I enjoy the company of my work colleagues a lot, it's friendly without having to be too intense, and we can talk about 'work stuff' which I enjoy. So you might also want to contemplate a different definition of 'friendship'.
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    - HPMOR 3y ago
      I know I came off very cheeky but your statement "forced to behave", indicates that some people in your life do not behave well around you. I think it'd behoove you to consider whether those "friends" are using you, in a nefarious manner, or whether they perhaps do not deserve your attention.
tomjakubowski 3y ago
Interaction with acquaintances who aren't really your friends is good for you too, in a different way. Of course working remote, the folks at the neighborhood coffee shop can fill that role just as well as office coworkers.