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I feel these discussions always go the same way. Working at an office sucks because of some combination of {long commute, open office plan, team not being there}. I quite like going to the office myself because my situation is the opposite: I bike to work, where I have my own office, and my team likes to come in too. Hating the office is totally justifiable given that my setup isn't common; most people are forced to…
With 260 workdays a year, for me that's 2600 minutes - or 43.3 hours, just over 5 workdays, spent to and from work.
One of my colleagues has a 1 hour commute, so for him that's whooping 520 hours / 65 workdays spent on commuting!
But anyway, the commute isn't the only factor for me: During my 30 min lunch, I spend maybe 10 minutes eating, and the rest 20 mins is spent on shooting the shit with colleagues, scrolling the phone, or similar stuff.
When I work from home, I can spend that time doing chores. I can put on clothes, do the dishes, cleaning, or whatever. It's amazing how much you can do, by just spending 10-15 mins here and there throughout the week.
My weekends do feel a bit longer, since there's less housework to be done.
I spend less money on fuel, and shop less.
Of course, I do enjoy hanging out and talking with my colleagues - but I don't feel like I'm "missing out" if I'm at the office 1-3 days a week, compared to 5 days a week.
So, mostly just benefits for my part. Can't really imagine going back to a typical "butts in seats" with lots of facetime type of job.
Yes great points. But most WFH advocates forget to talk about juniors or people who are just starting their careers or people who just cannot wfh effectively. The article talks about Management's arguments against WFH but fails to mention any of the points I mentioned. The best solution in my opinion is hybrid especially for juniors and I will die on this hill.
Agree on all points in the article. One of the most underrated features of WFH is my own private bathroom. This is something I would never have at the office.
There are all kinds of features, with varying value to everyone and that people insist on ignoring.
Who is this meant to convince? Has anyone ever changed their mind as a result of reading a listicle of complaints? This seems more like something for people who already agree with the author to read and self righteously think "yeah, this is THE way" There isn't some objective right answer here. Different people value different things, and that's ok. Companies can set their RTO policies as they see fit, and that's ok.…
WFH people will always be miserable with in office people and vice versa.
Agree on all points in the article. One of the most underrated features of WFH is my own private bathroom. This is something I would never have at the office.
I'd chip in doing laundry or dishes whilst on a boring call I'm forced to attend. Just don't forget to mute the mike on the headset.