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I am still working full-time remote. There are definitely some social aspects of going to the office I miss, but I really don't miss the commute or the shitty office politics. Overall I feel I am still more productive from home and happier overall.

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[–] zamaroo@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I’m mostly in person but I’m at a college and they are big on making sure people are there for the campus environment, even though many of us don’t actually interact with students. But I also have my own office and feel like I can focus better in my workspace setup there, and communicate with people best when I can stop by their office to ask a question, so as it is now I do prefer it.

That said, with my kids’ ages and how many remote jobs are available now, it still may make sense in the next year or so to look for something that offers more remote time so I can keep childcare costs to a minimum. They are old enough that they aren’t distracting, can get their own lunches and snacks and entertain themselves while I work, but not old enough that I could leave them alone while I head to the office all day.

[–] platysalty@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Weird situation right now. Everyone is working fully remote, but can go to the office whenever they want.

I actually go to the office most days cause no one else is there and I get a really comfortable place to chill out and work in.

[–] FrugalExcess@forum.fail 1 points 1 year ago

Required to go in 3 days a week. The 2 days at home are unsurprisingly my only productive days.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Mid-pandemic I changed gigs to a 100% remote gig out of state, so they really can't force me to come back to the office when it's a 20 hour commute to a place I've never been!

On a more serious note, my gig may expect >40 hours/week (which I rarely give more than 2-3 at most), but they're at least 100% on the idea of remote collaboration. They downsized the office for this reason and give people the option of coming in, but only people that actually have to physically be in the office to do work are required to go in.

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