What’s an unspoken perk of working remotely?

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Using your own bathroom!

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Getting dinner started so it’s ready at a reasonable hour.
grocery delivery during the day.
Laundry during the day.
Not having to pay for a dog walker.
Not having to wear pants.

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Or a mid day shower

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Not having to pack lunch or spend $14 on a mediocre sandwich

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1000000%!!!!! A tiny sandwich in the office costs me $16

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Being able to go more days between hair washing

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Or any kind of washing ; )

Ease of being home for house repair work.

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Working out between meetings

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Yes this!!

No bra

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THIS ‼️‼️‼️

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Uninterrupted work time that actually has no interruptions. Also, the lack of strange smells.

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Yesssss the strange smells!

Not losing literal HOURS each day to a commute

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Yup 100% agree

Watching international footie matches during the work day.

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The trick is coming back… the following day.

Not having to get fully dressed.
Ability to take naps.
Ability to visit neighbors, volunteer at kids school, go out to lunch with friends.
Ability to run errands, grocery shop, dentist appt,, manicure during the day.
Ability to garden and workout during meetings (headphones and camera off is awesome.)
Cooking and prepping meals during meetings.
Walking the dog.
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Yuck

avoiding disruptive commute that can cost you 2-3 hours of your life one way.

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This truly is the life changing answer. Can’t imagine spending my life sitting in traffic

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I speak about it all the time. No joke, it’s an incredible benefit. Quality paper! Good ventilation! No too-small-doesn’t-open-outward stall door!

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Naps

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2:30/3/3:30 😉

Being able to whip up healthy lunch on the fly instead of prepping and packing things in a million Tupperware.
Saving money on makeup and dry cleaning.
Easier and more pleasant to step out for mini walks throughout the day.
Working from a couch and spreading out, laying down, etc.
just overall bodily freedom

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Safety! No crazy commutes on the train. No possibility of getting into a car accident.

And of course, peace!

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No commute. Access to naps. Your own toilet. More time with kids. Better focus. More productive. List goes on and on.

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No loud voice people breaking your concentration

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Sweatpants and barefoot every day kind of comfort too!

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Not having to commute 4 hours round trip per day. Better focus with less distractions. Cost savings to offset not getting a merit increase or COLA in two years!

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Taking in your trash containers on windy days. 🗑️

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