Good point...what was their hiring circumstance?
Never will understand the compulsion some people seem to have to “work” at home. I like to separate my work life from home life. If you are at home all day, every day then you might as well be under house arrest.
Getting out in the world with other people is so much better for your mental well being.
“Getting out in the world with other people is so much better for your mental well being.”
I agree, and I work at an office 4 days a week, and one day at home. The only thing I like about working at home is that it avoids a time consuming, expensive commute.
It works both ways. I don’t understand people who have to be in an office environment. While being home may as well be house arrest, walking into an office IS house arrest since you surrender much of your personal freedom as soon as you walk through those doors. I also see going to the office as a pay cut, since now your commuting costs are decrementing from your income. Work from home = no commuting costs. For me that is an extra $400-500 in my pocket every month.
Lastly, I commuted for years to my office and missed much of my kids “growing up” while I was stuck in traffic or at work, leaving before they woke up and not getting home till seven at night. They are teens now and I realize that the time I missed with them when they were young, is time I will never get back.
No commute. No boss. Working from home is more of a technicality as you can work from anywhere in the world, including the Philippines or Ecuador and pocket the difference in rent.
I’ve spent about 1/2 my career working from home. It’s not the house arrest that you make it out to be.
I’d rather work at home than a cube farm or bullpen. Way too many audio distractions.
Mental well being was another result of the clot shots.
Tapdancing on landmines in an office is bad for mental health. One slip up, a "misgendered" coworker complains and you're gone.
Harassment lawsuits have dropped off exponentially since remote work was implemented.