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Wfh really improved my life. I especially enjoyed no small talk, no commute and makeups, and still can have meals or walks together with my husband during busy season, which makes him really happy too compared with the time when I went back home at 1am everyday. I was pregnant too, so all these helped a lot. My husband and I work in different rooms, but don’t think the setup has anything to do with it.
Completely AGREE.
As someone who is used to working from any location (plane, hotel room, client, office, home) it was an easy transition. I personally hated feeling like I had to go into an office after week(s) of travel to “show face” or because of an expectation. If I’m in the office, I want it to be for something productive and that rarely was the case. Did I like going in a couple times a week to see people and grab lunch? Yes and I miss that, but 5 days a week in the office seems like a nightmare and unnecessary.
I would love to be able to work from home 2 days a week and 3 days in the office. Commuting was literally killing me (NYC), but I need some live interactions as well, get dressed up for work, have a nice cup of coffee from fav coffee shop right before work, have
lunch with my coworkers etc.
I live alone in a house. Have my own office so at the end of the day I just close the door. I love not having to drive 45 miles to the office, I love getting out of bed at 7am instead of 4am, I love not showering if I don't want to, I love wearing sweats and a tshirt, I love not having to see, fake smile, and be friendly with people I don't like, I love logging off at 4 or 5 and already being home and not fighting that 45 mile gridlock which sometimes takes up to 3 hours, I love being able to cook decent meals because I have time, hmmm should I go on?
Love my WFH situation. I live alone, no pets, in a 1600 sq. ft. home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a nice courtyard, plus another 1000 sq. ft of a dirt backyard. I spent the past year, while working from home and having no social obligations, making my yard my oasis. I now have a firepit, two raised gardens, a water feature corner, grassy knoll for my hammock and nice flowers all around the edges. I need to start work on my front yard, so was hoping for another year of WFH!!
I loved WFH before covid hit. My situation has changed with a better office set up - a new desk and chair and more organized than before. I would work sometimes from home before more so on weekends I had to work or if my daughter was sick.
I have an office, but I prefer to be downstairs with my dogs so I’ve been set up at the dining room table.
I think I probably have a bad association because I have been working 70 hour weeks for the entire duration of WFH and it’s miserable. I feel like there is some efficiency lost across a large team. I think if my schedule were a little more normal I would enjoy WFH.
Single. Live alone. 2br apartment- one as my bedroom one as my home office. Only thing I miss is traveling (for pleasure) and hugging my friends.
I also love WFH and don’t want to go back. I get interrupted all the time onsite and the commute is draining. Also, I am starting to have work life balance and less stress. I get work done faster and still address personal demands.
I am using my dining table as my desk (with 2 external monitors). My LR/dining is all one big room, So it’s constantly a mess. I am eating worse. I don’t bathe for days. Somehow I still log in late some days. Too many distractions. Every day is one long day. One big endless blur. Wake up. Work. Make dinner. Go to bed. (Take a walk at lunch and swim 3 mornings a week).
Really it’s all about are you an introvert or extrovert. If you don’t like WFH you’re an extrovert. Set up regular 1:1’s with everyone you know. Do lots of face to face Zoom meetings. And if anyone will meet in person...meet in person. Take care of you. The work will be here forever.
I think this is more of an introversion/extroversion question
I definitely think it is about set up. Pre covid I would work at the office and come home to friends, family, projects, big dinners and lots of love. During covid, all of this is happening, but now I’m expected to stay in my room and work alone for a million hours while the doorbell is ringing and a million things are happening around me.
I built my life to be extremely rewarding at home, but now work is at my home and it’s ruining everything!!
Love WFH. My husband and I share the office so if we’re both on calls I just apologize if they can hear something in the background. Love NOT spending 3 hours a day in the car (round trip) commuting. We now eat at regular schedules, sit outside for a breather, and sleep more! And we got a COVID puppy❤️❤️❤️
Have done it for years long before covid. And initially it was an adjustment, took discipline, but over time, oh what a difference it makes. You don't get stuck in traffic 2 hours each way. You don't see the mileage go up up up on your car so you save money. You aren't at the mercy of jammed highways or iced up trains, flat tires, or batteries that fail to jump due to the cold. You don't have to force yourself in when you are sick and coughing (a complete no no now); you can get online super early - work late if you need to and still have supper with your family. You can add the time you spent commuting into your workday and make more progress on your to do list. You can pat the dog more often and walk them mid-day for lunch (ok that never happens I admit but that's my fault). You can see your children grow up and spend time with them during the day for a hug or a short story. Going into the office when needed is so much more pleasant versus having to go into the office every day just to make an appearance.
Wfh forced me to upgrade my desk and chair, buy additional monitors and rearrange my living space, and I’m grateful for that. I enjoy WFH so much more than working at the office. If the firm were to replace the open-concept workstations with cubicles, or add more private offices, I would consider going back. I miss the occasional water-cooler talk, the networking, and the free busy season meals. I live alone in a 1 bedroom apartment.
I loved WFH pre-Covid. Now with everyone home it’s difficult. So I look forward to my SO going back to the office. And the kids going to preschool / grandma’s full time. And it was nice to pop in the office every so often but I’m cool doing that 4 day a year.
I enjoy WFH and don’t wanna get back to office because I get time to sneak out & do my side hustles.
Married with one child. Had a dedicated home office already set up. I work in there. My husband is in our family room with a desk and our son is in his room. I’m used to being here and miss some interaction with others. But all in all, this has strengthened our family as neither one of us is traveling. Our son used to complain about that. Now it’s not a problem. But we also have lots of space. 4 floor townhome. I can go all day and not see either one of them. I would probably feel different with less space
I love it!!! But I think I have the ideal situation. I have a decent size house with an office and the set up (monitors, etc). During the day it’s me and the pup because my boyfriend still goes to work so I am able to focus during the day, but he’s home at nights so I don’t get too lonely (and he generally makes or picks up dinner so I don’t have to stop working). Plus I have a number of really good friends within a couple of blocks of home that I still see regularly.
I like how everyone's saying they don't want to go back. Can we get some thoughts from Partners on how flexible the firms are going to be going forward?
I believe covid has accelerated removing the “stigma” of working from home. Our industry had not caught up the way other industries, Tech in particular had, and now we’ve proven to ourselves, and our firms and to our clients that we can be productive WFH. This is a silver lining coming out of this terrible time, as I remember as a younger manager, director and working mother wanting to WFH do badly to spend more time with my kids, and would sometimes do so but pretend I wasn’t home, and would take calls from my garage, my closet, hiding any background noise, but now, folks will likely never have to. I don’t plan to go back the way we did before. Maybe half a day or 2 per week for in person client meetings. The rest, I will do remote.