Remote work is not perfect, but it's better than going to my office without windows (yeah, you heard right).
I don't do creative work or programming, as I work in HelpDesk, so I don't see the reason for going back to my bunker. It seems most of my coworkers have the same beliefs because as my company started threatening with going back to the office previous to thos summer, people left, and many became pretty hostile.
In my case it takes a <10 minute walk to get to my office, I don't have to spend too much time nor money, but at home I have a cushy place, two large monitors, and over everything else, I hear birds and see nature while at work.
I have to take some mandated breaks (collective agreement). In my office it was dead time, I couldn't do anything interesting. At home I wake up and do some house chores.
When my journey ends, I just get up, pack some stuff and go to the beach or go meet friends. I have way more energy than when I worked at the office.
I'm clearly not "top talent" but having tried this, I can't just forget it.
Companies say there's a lot of intangible benefits while working at the office, and I say there is a lot of intangible benefits while working at home, at least for me. I didn't even know I was to have that much energy and do so much stuff instead of laying in the sofa because I was tired.
Agree that WFH is ideal for cases such as yours where you're not working on the actual construction aspect (where more interaction is helpful for solving problems and/or better ideas).
I don't do creative work or programming, as I work in HelpDesk, so I don't see the reason for going back to my bunker. It seems most of my coworkers have the same beliefs because as my company started threatening with going back to the office previous to thos summer, people left, and many became pretty hostile.
In my case it takes a <10 minute walk to get to my office, I don't have to spend too much time nor money, but at home I have a cushy place, two large monitors, and over everything else, I hear birds and see nature while at work.
I have to take some mandated breaks (collective agreement). In my office it was dead time, I couldn't do anything interesting. At home I wake up and do some house chores.
When my journey ends, I just get up, pack some stuff and go to the beach or go meet friends. I have way more energy than when I worked at the office.
I'm clearly not "top talent" but having tried this, I can't just forget it.
Companies say there's a lot of intangible benefits while working at the office, and I say there is a lot of intangible benefits while working at home, at least for me. I didn't even know I was to have that much energy and do so much stuff instead of laying in the sofa because I was tired.