I had an office, with a locking door and a north facing window wall, so I never fried in the sun. It was dead silent, walls were soundproofed. It was glorious

I had an office, with a locking door and a north facing window wall, so I never fried in the sun. It was dead silent, walls were soundproofed. It was glorious, I could focus and rarely needed to move to a meeting room, my office had plenty of space and a whiteboard. They were on an extremely long-term lease and it was a marvellous anachronism. The commute was a damned nightmare. A soul destroying 30 minutes to one hour stop and go. The lease expired, offices demolished and we moved to what became my first open office layout. I made it a few months before resigning. Absolutely hated it and I struggled to get anything done. However, I could walk to work, which is always a great thing for a health and mind clearing after work. I’m back to working from home again we have a nearby office that I visit occasionally for meetings. It’s a separate room north facing window (West and south aren’t great at all). For me, there are tax benefits to help cover the cost, and the savings on a commute, restaurants for lunch, and dry cleaning easily cover the rest. Time savings are great, but I recommend keeping the commute at the end of the day, take different walks around the neighbourhood. Find new businesses, meet neighbours. It’s much better than the same walk each day to work. My 2c.