My husband recently started a new job and their policy has always been WFH. We were delighted by this as I'm a homemaker (homeschool our son) and can keep everything running quietly and smoothly. A spare bedroom on the second floor has been turned into an office and has two windows that look out over trees so his office is nicer than m…
My husband recently started a new job and their policy has always been WFH. We were delighted by this as I'm a homemaker (homeschool our son) and can keep everything running quietly and smoothly. A spare bedroom on the second floor has been turned into an office and has two windows that look out over trees so his office is nicer than many offices he's had over the years. I fix meals and he takes breaks when he's able to and on nice days takes the dogs out to the backyard for some frisbee catching. And not to forget: the people he comes across in the hallway are always people he wants to see. 😀
Our situation is ideal and certainly not one that everyone can replicate but we consider it a blessing.
Agree with your point of view. If your main needs (food, shelter, etc.) are taken care of, tranquillity is being able to manage your own time as you please, as much of the time as possible.
In an office environment your can rarely do this, particularly in jobs where you have to 'communicate' with other people a lot. But if you have a WFH arrangement where the communication element can be controlled, and if you don't have a psychological need for being with other people a lot of the time, then WFH is as good as it gets.
Of course, if you're a person who frequently craves 'getting out of the house', or whose intimate home relationships are troublesome, then going to the office may be the better option.
My husband recently started a new job and their policy has always been WFH. We were delighted by this as I'm a homemaker (homeschool our son) and can keep everything running quietly and smoothly. A spare bedroom on the second floor has been turned into an office and has two windows that look out over trees so his office is nicer than many offices he's had over the years. I fix meals and he takes breaks when he's able to and on nice days takes the dogs out to the backyard for some frisbee catching. And not to forget: the people he comes across in the hallway are always people he wants to see. 😀
Our situation is ideal and certainly not one that everyone can replicate but we consider it a blessing.
Agree with your point of view. If your main needs (food, shelter, etc.) are taken care of, tranquillity is being able to manage your own time as you please, as much of the time as possible.
In an office environment your can rarely do this, particularly in jobs where you have to 'communicate' with other people a lot. But if you have a WFH arrangement where the communication element can be controlled, and if you don't have a psychological need for being with other people a lot of the time, then WFH is as good as it gets.
Of course, if you're a person who frequently craves 'getting out of the house', or whose intimate home relationships are troublesome, then going to the office may be the better option.