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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.
Married with one adult child living at home. 3 bedroom home with home office. WFH allows me to save commuting time of 1 hour + each way, $300/month in parking, and thousands of dollars in gas for my car.
I love WFH! I don’t have to commute 3 hrs to work (train ride morning and after work) I don’t have to buy lunch or breakfast. I’m able to work from my apartment or balcony. More time to do choir or nap. Anything really. I live in a one bd room with my bf and 2 dogs. No complaints
I’m 27 and have mixed feelings. I’ve been in a large studio for all of quarantine. At first I loved it but my mental health has slowly broken down from sitting, working, sleeping and living in a shoebox. I’m moving to a larger space this week and I’m so excited!
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To be honest I make what room I have work. I am in a one bedroom basement apartment. My living room in a decent size with a closet that is longer. When I started working from home for kpmg I took all the stuff out of that closet and put a table. I only see a wall but it is my space for work. My husband also works from home and works from a table near the corner of the living room and that is his space. We have no kids so the hardest part is when we both are on phone calls.
Having a good chair also helps
I really love it. Having a nice apt - turned my bedroom into my office. Standing desk, great chair, 3 screens and the tablet for video conferencing. My company paid for the chair, the screens and keyboard/mouse. I work moe efficiently and can relax whenever I need/want to. Girlfriend is now gone for 6 month assignment but I never feel lonely because of friends, family.
Best about WFH: working in your bathrobe.
I love it. I live in a 1BR apartment with my fiancée. The fact that we have thrived being constantly in each other’s presence for just about a year has been reassuring. I’ve heard that hasn’t been the case for a lot of couples. As far as efficiency, focus, and success, whether I be in the office or at home my focus is sharp. I guess you could say I have the opposite of ADD. I’ve become a lot more self sufficient when it comes to figuring things out for work as well. All that said, our new home is a lot closer to my job so I wouldn’t be upset if we went back in full time.
Home with home office, my family and 3 dogs. My kids are older so no worries about school for me. I do not miss the commute as that was over an hour each way. But desperately miss my being around my team!
I have a three bedroom house with my fiancé and my dog. We each use a bedroom as an office, we have a home gym set up in the basement, we never want to go back.
Love it. Live with my girlfriend in a 2500 sq foot house. She has her own office and I have my own. I’ll go in 1-2x a week when it’s allowed, but I love being 30 seconds away from my desk when I wake up and setting my alarm for 5 minutes before my call
I bought my new house just before Covid & WFH hit. I have my own home office with sit/stand desk, comfortable chair, sofa & bookshelves, the room itself is really comfortable. I work out more, feel less stressed & eat better. I play music most of the day and don’t miss in person meetings, happy hours etc. I go into the office twice a week to mix it up, I think this is a good balance. My office doesn’t do much outside of work so don’t feel the FOMO.
I’d just moved into a fairly large home with my husband. We have 5 br (2 of which we use for individual office spaces, one for a workout room). We’d scaled up with plans to start having kids but the pandemic made us press pause. I totally understand why my experience is much more comfortable and conducive for WFH than others. I’m also in my 30s living with a high risk illness, so that contributes to my apprehension around being in the office/resuming travel. Prior to COVID I was traveling months at a time and always had pressure to pop into the office to “show face” for the team. It’s been a relief to be home, although mentally exhausting to not do much else.
SO is stay at home parent and 2 kids at home. It’s awesome watching them grow and taking 5min breaks to play with them. I would be fine never going into the office again
I bought a house at the very beginning of the pandemic. I live alone and use one of the spare bedrooms as an office. I am more productive at home than in an office (always has been true for me). I've never seen the point of a traditional office environment and have 0 plans of ever returning. I have always worked with 100% remote teams in my professional career so it has always been working via email, phone, video calls for me. An office environment is loud and distracting and 99% of the day I have headphones in listening to music.
Have a house with a space for an office and a downstairs with another space for summer office.
I’m an introvert and can get shy on social settings so WFH has been great for me! I speak up a lot more on team calls than I would in person. I’ve also found it overall a lot better for my mental health. There used to be so many small things that could happen throughout the day that would just immediately stress me out and effect my mood. The really small things like spilling coffee, missing my train, etc. effected my mood a lot
Love WFH! Saving money on gas and eating out. Savings has never been higher. Using guest room as office, husband in kitchen. Also been able to afford lifestyle and household purchases. so grateful.
I love WFH! I wouldn't mind going in to the office occasionally. Maybe once a month. But I'm saving money on gas. Getting more done because less interruptions, don't miss the commute! I am quite happy as things are!
3 people, we all have a work room to ourselves.
I love WFH, but do miss the socialization a bit. I would be fine with WFH forever, but also having space to collaborate as needed and happy hours/other firm celebrations. We are in a 4 BR house with me in the office and husband converted a bedroom into his office. I enjoy sleeping in instead of commenting, not paying for parking, making lunch from my kitchen, and taking my dogs on more walks. We also upgraded our internet and office arrangements toward the beginning so it’s been pretty sweet.
I also think it largely depends on your personal situation. I’m thrilled to be WFH because I get so much time back in my day. I don’t have the commute, getting ready, rush to get the kids to before cafe early, etc. I can throw in a load of laundry or do light cleaning while on conference calls. I’m not exhausted when picking up the kids for the “second shift” and have their dinner ready. I’m more able to work efficiently after they go to bed, and so on.