Re:Working from home can bring big health benefits, study finds
by phone8675309 on Monday February 19, 2024 @11:19AM
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At the end of the day, working in the office is a net-negative for all other relationships.
Sure, you may not be out "socializing" during work hours when you WfH, but you have more time for anything outside of the 8A-5P window since you have no commute time - more time for your partner/kids, more time to go out and do something social, more time for yourself if you want to do something out but on your own, more time for errands and chores, etc.
The flip side of this is the move for most jobs to try and consume every waking hour of your existence through Teams/Slack pings and Teams/Zoom meetings outside of normal working hours, but this is happening to people regardless of whether they work in the office or work from home, meaning working from the office is still strictly worse due to commute time.
Sure, you may not be out "socializing" during work hours when you WfH, but you have more time for anything outside of the 8A-5P window since you have no commute time - more time for your partner/kids, more time to go out and do something social, more time for yourself if you want to do something out but on your own, more time for errands and chores, etc.
The flip side of this is the move for most jobs to try and consume every waking hour of your existence through Teams/Slack pings and Teams/Zoom meetings outside of normal working hours, but this is happening to people regardless of whether they work in the office or work from home, meaning working from the office is still strictly worse due to commute time.