I know this will vary a lot, so hypothetically let’s say you currently WFH/work remotely at least 3 days a week. Your commute to work takes an hour max (door to door) each way. If you were given the choice of a 4 day week working onsite, or a 5 day week WFH (or as many days as you’d like) for the same pay, which would you choose?

  • Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de
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    The commute time is kinda worse than work time, so the 4 days in the office are equal to 5 days WFH timewise. And I would still be missing out on benefits like cheaper lunch at home and wearing comfortable clothes, and not being tired all the time. On the other hand, I would always have 3 day weekends.

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      Yeah, count time getting ready and you’re easily wasting 1.5-2 hrs a day going to an office.

      When we started wfh, most people picked up overtime and still spent the same amount of time devoted to work with a significant pay increase.

      It’s a lot of time and effort everyone was just used to giving up for free. Why go back to it?

      Especially since it’s 2023 and we’re still getting new COVID waves.

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      I work full time from home. Fridays almost never have any big meetings or important deadlines, so if you need to knock off early and beat the vacation traffic, it’s not a problem. And all the little things you usually reserve for a day off, like doctor’s or dentist’s appointments or a haircut, any of that can happen during the week without missing a beat. You don’t always need a 3 day weekend, but when you want one, you take one.

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        It’s the same for my partner. I don’t think he’s worked past 3pm on Fridays in the 7 months he’s been there. There’s just nothing going on.