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The Absurdity of the Return-to-Office Movement (www.cnn.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The Absurdity of the Return-to-Office Movement::The return-to-office demands make little sense from an overall economic perspective, while working parents, in particular, benefit from not having to waste time commuting to an office, writes Peter Bergen.

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[–] easydnesto@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

For me, while I have worked from home in past jobs, I enjoy going to office as it puts me into a different mind set all together. I have found that I need a separation of environments, otherwise I would spend my off time at home working into the late hours. Also, I would easily spend the entire time sat down in a chair instead of walking around every now and then in an office setting. But that’s me and how I function. I know not everyone is like that.

[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Having a dedicated "office" space in your home helps a lot with that environment separation. If you have kids, that space needs to have a door that can close, too.

Don't work in your pajamas on the couch, that's the worst thing ever for your mental health.

[–] easydnesto@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, I can attest that WFH was a hell of a lot easier when I didn’t have kids. It was 100 times harder with them around. Unfortunately while I carved out a space in my house for WFH, it didn’t prevent my kids from interfering with work tasks lol. It may be a little different now that they are both in school for the day.

[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

That's an education issue. The kids need to learn that mom/dad is working and to avoid disturbing them. I've WFH for almost 10 years now, and I've had homeschooled kids at home the whole time. Yes, they had to learn to leave me alone at first, but it only took a few months.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I had a separate wardrobe for work, had a separate phone that I turned off when I went to bed, separate laptop, all that.

It really helped me keep a sense of separation.

But most of the time my commute was on a bus so I could work the whole way in and out. Commuting by car would have suuuuuucked.

[–] easydnesto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

The wardrobe is a good point! I would also add that if your behind computers all day that you spend the extra to make your home office environment comfortable as much as possible. You really do take climate control for granted in the office setting 😉

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

I'm a "dont shit where you eat" type and just cant do any productive work in my home. Doesn't mean i would force people to work in an office with me, but lots of people do benefit from a office environment.

[–] dankm@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Yup, I'm one of about 6 people who work in my office that used to have around 100 in 2020. They all still work here, just from home. Great for me, especially with the reduced headcount. But many of my coworkers also like WFH, and I'd be first in line to threaten to leave if there was a return to office mandate.