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This article is megacorp paid bullshit.
Literally nobody I know, nobody I work with across multiple contracts with multiple companies and none of my friends or their coworkers want hybrid work or full RTO.
Now, in full disclosure, I did run into someone the other day at a cafe that 100% misses going to an office and commuting and social lunches and whatever. But...that's just one person.
Add another one person to the list. I am a software engineer, I have ADHD and I go to the office 3 days of the week instead of the mandated 1 day. It's just much easier for my brain to focus when I'm in a work environment than at home. Part of it might be how my working space at home is set up, but at home, I have never matched my productivity at the office. Plus, commuting to work is a large majority of my outside time and social time. I touch grass and attend social events relatively rarely and I know I need to work on that, but the fact remains that commuting to work is good for my sanity.
EDIT: Regardless, I understand why people don't want to commute to the office and when given the opportunity, I will always advocate for people's right to choose one, the other, or anything in between.
Interesting! I also have ADHD and find working in an office impossible due to random noises and distracting visuals.
That said, I hyper focus when working from a busy diner or a bar. Is your workplace bustling?
I love diversity in the ND community! 🙂
Not really, it's actually pretty quiet even though it's open space. But I am at my most productive when I have my headphones on and I listen either to instrumental music (post-rock or post-metal works great) or rainycafe.com
This. Headphones and instrumental - anything with lyrics is too distracting - but classical works best for me. Give me some Tchaikovsky and I'll pump code like a good monkey.
Your sample size seems skewed, or at least it doesn't match my experience.
Mostly my younger colleagues, those in their 20's and early 30's, miss the office and actually go voluntarily about 2-3x a week. They enjoy the flexibility of choosing when to go, but they need to meet new people around their age, bond, go out for drinks, all the "normal" things we old timers used to do before COVID.
Nowadays I don't care for all that, I have my own family and social circles, but I totally understand their point. I just don't want to be dragged back to the office because of that.
Same here. I do 100% remote but many of our customers have hybrid models or even total freedom and some people choose to go tue-thu to the office. Especially younger people, without family, and living in smaller apartments in city centers (bad wfh setup, not enough space, roommates).
Eh there are legitimately those that want hybrid. My husband is one of them, he needs the physical work/home divide.
Me? I've been wfh full time since 2015, get fucked.
Here's my take on it:
On days when I'm working at 100%, I'll admit, I do better in the office than I do at home.
However, I don't always work at 100%, and I have MORE 100% days at home than I do at work.
In an average week, I will get more accomplished working from home than I will at work, simply because I am more motivated and energized while at home.