Would you rather work on site or from home? Why?

[Pinay_ako]

Work from home

Work on site

Hybrid

Either way is fine.

I’m retired.

Whichever makes more money!

[justasmalltowngirl11]

Great question! For me personally - it depends on the situation. Earlier (a year ago) when everything was good in my personal life, I would work from home as much as I could. Now when my personal life is very messy, I feel like coming to the office is sort of an escape from everything.

There are for sure some negative and positive sides to working from home. For my case when I WFH I'm more lonely, work more efficient, can work in my own conditions (with music, in my sweatpants, from my own living room)

I guess it really depends on the situation you're in personally.

[Ezra_lila]

I'm trying to shift everything from on site to hybrid work. I'm tired of getting up so early and do my routine in usual time everyday 6 times a week.

Changes is always there isn't it! And wanted to feel it in different atmosphere and environment.

[MrNameless]

If it was close (30 minutes tops during rush hour) and I didn't have to pay for toll, I wouldn't mind working on site five days a week. I do like human interaction.

My job takes 30 minutes to get there when I leave + toll expenses and takes an hour during rush hour to get back.

I don't know if I can ever entirely do it remotely. I'd get bored and distracted working for more than a couple of days in a row at my current job. It has its benefits, especially if one has a family. For me, I'd like a hybrid option. For my job, ideally, I would want to work from home one day a week on average if I could, but it's not always possible.

[MrNameless]

Many issues and conversations can be solved much faster, if not immediately, when you have people working together on-site in person. issues that you can't do over team messaging, and it's a lot tougher doing it via online meetings.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Depends on what I do for a living. If I'm a stock trader or some other self driven career, I'd be fine working at home. But there's no way I can be motivated to do anything for someone else's business or agency at home. At that point I'd rather just go in

[DaveJord]

So honestly it really depends on who I work with. I like being around people, but honestly some people I I can't stand. In my current job the only thing that makes it manageable is not being the office with these losers. But I would take less money to work from home, but again I would start to feel isolated at some point.

I like 2 to 3 days of telework and only two to three daya a week in office... money doesn't matter to me. I am set up.

[musicbrain5]

I’m a teacher, and I prefer actually being at the school to teach and have the students there with me. I barely survived the virtual teaching. Hated being at home all day too. I like the separation of work and home as different geographical locations.

[MrNameless]

I agree about that too. I do like the separation between work and home as well. Being salary though, there's less separation for me lol. there's always people sending messages after work hours

[musicbrain5]

@MrNameless I’m on salary too, but once 3:15 hits, I don’t answer parent emails until 8:15 the next morning, lol! Other tasks though? Yep, mostly done on my personal time. I have to write most of my report cards on personal time, so from now until late June, I’m slammed.

[MrNameless]

oh damn what a bummer!

[MissTinaP]

In my profession, it could be either way. However, if there is an issue that needs to be addressed, having your co-workers nearby are desperately more welcome than having to wait for an email. Yes Covid did change the way people worked, but for those who thought that they would be able to stay at home and work forever, those are the people who will be replaced first.

[AviatorTom]

Mostly from home, occasionally at the office.

WFH means no daily 2 hour commute time so I can be more efficient, more work in same ti e or same work in less time. Boing to the office occasionally is important for teamwork, working with others. Plus, some things (like testing) can't be done at home.

[Drumlin2001]

Working from home saves me money and gives me a couple of extra hours each day with kids. Working in office is good as get to see colleagues face to face so easier to have social chats. Being selfish, and all other factors being equal, probably prefer being onsite, practically working out of home works better for family (currently do 2 days at home and 2 days in office per week)

[BrookeAZ90]

Before covid I'd have said working from home sounds awesome. Then after being home for so long, I want to shoot myself if I don't have somewhere else to go regularly.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

C. " Hybrid"

There are some tasks that I can accomplish from the comforts of home.

There are tasks that are better conducted on site.

[qwert1234]

Home. Traffic here is terrible.

I don't mind going to office if I can be there in 10-15mins. But no, we need 2 hours travel time minimum - ONE WAY. After work, you have to stand in line for an hour and another 2 hours travel time. That's 5 hours just travelling to and from.

And no, I will not find a place near the office because rent alone will eat up a third of my salary. Add the utilities at my home and rented space = no more money. Why bother.

[Smashingdoozy]

Working from home was a blessing, I got sooo much more work done. I worked from home when I needed to catch up on things!

[Jazzy54]

I’ve done both. Working from home was nice, but it took a (negative) toll on mental health after a while. I need to be around people. Chatting with my colleagues via IM just isn’t the same.

[itsalyssaagain]

A mix of both because I hate leaving my house especially in the mornings — but I can get really demotivated and lazy if I’m at home every day.

[Account]

I work from home and I honestly wouldn't want it any other way.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

On site, I get too comfortable at home, I need going out often.

[DizzyDesii]

Been doing 75-90% of wfh since 2018. Would prefer to keep it that way

[Nikki1989]

I enjoy going to work and meeting people.

[PointTaken]

There's no way I could work from home. My brother has been doing it for about 15 years. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my work. I'm a multitasker and can't just sit there doing one thi g.

[Bricealan]

Working from home, you are 'out of the loop.

[Yannishka]

I like a mix of it. Ending the week with working from home.

[najekim]

I work from home 4.5 days a week. That have day I go into the office is just a waste of time since I never get anything meaningful accomplished. Useless meetings.

[Blueeyes81]

Id rather work from home but that is not possible with my job. People suck, not all the time but enough to make me want yo work from home.

[Sparkie460]

I'm in the service industry so I have to go to the job sites. I can't rewire a customers home or fix their electrical problems from my house

[HM1189]

Obviously from home, because I don't need to get dress and ready, save some cash instead of spending on a shitty public transportation and doesn't get risk to get robbed on the street

[Siri137]

On site, because otherwise I'd never get out of the house. I need to meet people, mix, interact, not sit in front of a screen all day long, every day of the week.

[Andres77]

If you can telework AI is going to eliminate your job…in many cases.

[Shark_61695]

Getting out of the house is one of the main reasons I got a job.

[worldscolide]

In the office. I need that separation between home and work..

[KrakenAttackin]

Amazon, Twitter, Google, have all realized that people who work from home are as productive as day old turds.

[LiamJHayden]

I work from home except when I run payroll and visit clients.

[Surely]

The job that I retired from could not be done remotely.

[roy_ricky09]

Work from office. I want the normal routine
Health takes a toll during WFH.

[CB-Raido-Time]

I would rather work from home but not because of some fabricated fake virus.

[UniquelyBasic]

On site. Need a reason to leave the house. 😅

[Pinay_ako]

Home must be that bad eh

[UniquelyBasic]

If left to my own devices I probably wouldn't want to leave the house and I want to separate work from home.

[msc545]

Home - I don't want to drive in trafffic.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Takes me 30 minutes to drive go work 75 minutes home. That's 30 hours a month (every other Friday off) that I'm not getting paid for that's work related. Now I can "get off work" and 30 seconds later be starting a project/chore around the house. It's a no brainer. I'd take a 10% pay cut if I never had to go to the office again.

[msc545]

@BoopBoopBeep same here - 40 minute drive in bad traffic to and from work. 5 seconds to grab coffee and walk in the other room, and I am at work!

[BoopBoopBeep]

I honestly don't understand the people that say office is better. Productivity at my job is higher, productivity in my life is higher, where's the downside? I don't have to listen to bs in the breakroom from the mouthbreather on my team who has never contributed more than keeping the organs fresh for harvesting later, I'm spending way less on gas.

Are these people just lonely? F it. I'll be their friend if I can just stay home. Go do something social and make friends that are not work related.

[msc545]

The only time I drive for work is when I have to hospitalize someone or go to court.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I don't hospitalize people anymore so there's really no incentive for me to put on pants for work.

[msc545]

I don't want to do it either but it's part of my job.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Haha, I definitely enjoyed it when it was my job. Some people have it coming. Where do you work, if you can say. Geographic location, not "employer."

[msc545]

@BoopBoopBeep Los Angeles

[BoopBoopBeep]

@msc545
yeah traffic there is no joke either... interesting that you have a job hospitalizing people... in los angeles... i was... not aware... that we had that there

[msc545]

@BoopBoopBeep I think it is mostly because the boss/supervisor / whatever wants to feel in control by hassling people who are 5 minutes late and shit like that. It has more to do with the ability to be punitive to subordinates than anything else.

[msc545]

@BoopBoopBeep we do. We have a lot of mentally ill people here. Thank God we also have some facilities to help them.

[BoopBoopBeep]

@msc545 you hospitalized people because you are in the mental health field? that would make way more sense. i was so confused

[msc545]

Yes, I'm a forensic and neuropsychologist so I get a lot of this at the one institution where I work as a consultant.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Oh that sounds like it'd be fun. I mean... different "fun" not like take the kids to work fun, but I'm pretty used to that.

[msc545]

@BoopBoopBeep It is interesting but never really "fun".

[CrimsonAngel09]

Home, anxiety isn't that great.

[Astarlessnightsky]

My job can't be done remotely.

[spartan55]

From home, and I'm VERY QUALIFED

[exitseven]

I want to work on site.

[Exterminatore]

From home. Because there’s people at work.

[ChiTown33]

I see the pros and cons for both.

[Pete671]

Work on site, I need the social interaction,,,

[TallAnon]

I work from home, from the other side of the world

[Fuentes]

I would WFH these days

[justabuddy]

I get sidetracked way too easy at home.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Me too. Or just downright lazy lol

[SnowedIn]

A mix of both

[RavVid]

Walking downstairs is a shorter commute.

[Blackcupcake]

both?

[Iron_Man]

Online

[LavLavLuv]

I like a mix of both