As someone who currently WFH 100% of the time, I am starting to miss the separation of work and home. I rarely leave myself enough time to wrap up at the end of the day and I don't shut down my computer... I think it is time to start.
I'm considering a new job that will likely require 1-2 days/week in the office and this discussion is making me view this as a potential positive rather than the negative I initially thought it would be - thanks!
I split my time between two cities and while the flying commute sucks, I have the perfect daily commute in work city (25 minutes along a river/through a park/past a bakery). And when I’m wfh, I cycle kiddo to school, 3 miles round trip but I often add a few miles in on the way home. I feel like I’ve woken up and ticked exercise off the list for the day. And then I get another 3 miles en route home.
I am a huge commute-lover (mine is 25 minutes one way), especially after I went back to the office in summer 2021. I loved working from home but it wasn't good for me in a lot of ways, and that demarcation line was not only nonexistent when it was time to stop working, it basically just didn't exist, and I'd work again after my kids' bedtime, etc. My ideal work situation is a flex schedule, where I could WFH 1-2 days a week, but I'm learning to re-appreciate things about the office, commute included.
There's an increasing amount of research suggesting that a hybrid set-up is best (with 3 days in office being seen as ideal). A 25 minute commute is the perfect amount of time, in my opinion. Enough time to decompress, but not so long that it feels tedious.
I can attest, 4 kids is a lot more time spent in sickness
As someone who currently WFH 100% of the time, I am starting to miss the separation of work and home. I rarely leave myself enough time to wrap up at the end of the day and I don't shut down my computer... I think it is time to start.
I'm considering a new job that will likely require 1-2 days/week in the office and this discussion is making me view this as a potential positive rather than the negative I initially thought it would be - thanks!
I can totally relate, Darcy. I love working from home… but do I, really? 1-2 weeks in an office could be a huge asset.
I split my time between two cities and while the flying commute sucks, I have the perfect daily commute in work city (25 minutes along a river/through a park/past a bakery). And when I’m wfh, I cycle kiddo to school, 3 miles round trip but I often add a few miles in on the way home. I feel like I’ve woken up and ticked exercise off the list for the day. And then I get another 3 miles en route home.
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I am a huge commute-lover (mine is 25 minutes one way), especially after I went back to the office in summer 2021. I loved working from home but it wasn't good for me in a lot of ways, and that demarcation line was not only nonexistent when it was time to stop working, it basically just didn't exist, and I'd work again after my kids' bedtime, etc. My ideal work situation is a flex schedule, where I could WFH 1-2 days a week, but I'm learning to re-appreciate things about the office, commute included.
There's an increasing amount of research suggesting that a hybrid set-up is best (with 3 days in office being seen as ideal). A 25 minute commute is the perfect amount of time, in my opinion. Enough time to decompress, but not so long that it feels tedious.