A new survey shows 62% more "acts of incivility" at companies that returned to the office versus those that didn't.
  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    16·
    23 days ago

    I’m sure that giving up sleep and time with loved ones or personal activities, and exchanging it for a stressful commute has got nothing to do with it.

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    41·
    23 days ago

    I might be an outlier, but work from home for 4 years straight was devastating to my psyche.

    It greatly contributed to my basically turning into an agoraphobe, my social confidence being depleted, and a bunch of other deficiencies.

    Since returning to flexible office hours, I’m a hundred times happier and healthier.

    • dotslashme@infosec.pub
      7·
      22 days ago

      Yeas, we all have different needs, some work better in an office environment and some don’t. I think the important takeaway is being able to choose and having a workplace that support individual choices.

    • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      My brother doesn’t like work from home either, and I just don’t get it. Working from home has been great for my mental health.

      I’m not stressed all the time; I don’t have to worry about things unrelated to my job, like traffic, or what I’ll do for lunch. I don’t have to sit in the cheapest desk chair money can buy, and use a tiny Dell monitor, instead I relax at home, at my desk I already have anyway.

      But I’ve never really seen work as a place to socialize to begin with. It’s the one place where I can’t control who is around me, and as a result, there are often people I dislike. I much prefer they remain icons, instead of whole people I have to make small talk with. Then, if there are coworkers I like, I can reach out to them individually

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        1·
        22 days ago

        For me it’s the structure, routine, and social obligations that are healthy. Otherwise I easily devolve into a shut in.