Work From Home: Pros and Cons

Based on a couple months working a new job on a hybrid schedule.

WFH

Pros

• Wrap yourself up in a blanket.
• Peace and quiet.
• Your own snacks.
• Judgement-free music listening.

Cons

• Who are you people?
• Wow I forgot there's an outside world.
• It would've taken two seconds to get an answer to this quick question in person.

In Office

Pros

• Reason to get out of the house.
• Easier to separate work mode and life mode.
• Human interaction.
• Easier to justify eating out for lunch (can be a pro or a con but I prefer it here).
• Quick questions actually are quick.
• Feel important when you use your badge to get in.
• The feeling of getting into a hot car at the end of a work day (only applicable during summer months).

Cons

• We're all still doing Teams calls anyway and now you get to overhear calls you're not a part of.
• Other drivers on commute.
• Increased awareness of your terrible computer posture.
• Human interaction.

- JP / 2023-08-21