I actually hate Working From Home (WFH) and I'm tired of pretending it's perfect
I know this is going to be unpopular on Reddit, where everyone seems to be a software engineer who loves staying in their pajamas, but I need to say it: WFH has destroyed my mental health.
When the pandemic started, I loved it. No commute, saving money on gas, cooking at home. It felt like freedom. But three years later, I feel like a prisoner in my own home. My living room is my office. My bedroom is my break room. There is no separation between "work life" and "home life." I wake up, sit at the computer, work until dark, and then stay in the same room to watch TV.
I miss the small human interactions. Saying good morning to the receptionist, grabbing coffee with a coworker, the decompreesion time during the drive home. I feel socially isolated and incredibly lonely.
Also, I feel like my career has stalled because I'm just a name on a screen, not a person in the room. Does anyone else feel like returning to the office (at least hybrid) would actually save their sanity, or am I just crazy?
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From my side, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
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Reaction: Speaking as a Brit, she definitely wasn't the main reason
Bluntly speaking, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone We’ll see how people react over time.
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If you zoom out, this feels more about execution than intent