Do you like going in to the office?

Very much so. If only it was just down the hall, I could go in my joggers and there was a mute colleagues button for when I needed to concentrate, I'd go every day.

I don't like the journey and the office is one of two the company has near me. It's the worst of the two in terms of equipment, temperature, those we share the building with.

A day a week in an office is ok for me to have the in person chats that are better than via Teams or Zoom, that's enough for me.

I like going to the office, i don't like working from home for more than 2 days on the trot. However, i work in a small department of 8 people, and i have my own desk in a room with just one other person (which changes as they have a job-share). I get on with all of my colleagues, particularly the younger ones, we always have a laugh and sometimes even go out after work.

I'd hate to be missing out on all of that socialisation and collaboration; they broaden my experiences and i'm learning something new everyday.

Haven't been to "the office" since March 2020. In fact the office we had has now been sold and we have a much smaller office space that is rented - I've never been to the new office. I have WFH for over 6 years now. And I love it.

My team are based in the US, Canada, Dubai, Singapore, several UK locations and London. None of us go into the office as a rule and all contracts have moved to WFH, although the higher up the chain the more they attend (my most senior manager goes in once a week, the managers under her once or twice a month but most of us rarely / never attend the office)

Some of my colleagues team of 6 who used to be in the London office have actually moved. Two moved abroad, two moved out of London and two of us are still local to the office but don't attend.

Not sure this would have suited me when I was younger and enjoyed the social aspect of the office but I'm older, have young children, no longer drink and don't really like people for people's sake any more. So it's ideal for me - kids are at school / go to grandparents until I finish work (or clubs in the holidays) so I can WFH without any distractions.

Would happily never go back to the office ever again.

Hate it now. There’s always a bad atmosphere and I can do my entire job from home so going in two days a week is pointless!

I go in twice a week. When i am waking up earlier and commuting I hate it and think I could do the same work at home.

But once I’m in and do a days work I enjoy it.

I quite like going in but I only have to go in if I want to.

I like being in the office. But, and I think this is key, I have my own room, my own desk, my own laptop etc. I have flexibility so can work from home if I needs be, but I like my colleagues and sometimes it’s easy to get questions / jobs sorted if my colleagues are in, than running the gauntlet of trying to phone / message / email, then waiting for a response. Because of where my office is located I have stunning views, it’s cool in summer and warm and cozy in winter. When I’m not seeing clients F2F I can kick off my shoes and fold myself into my enormous desk chair! It also has a really nice smell!

Yeah! I go in once per year for a one hour meeting followed by a swanky Christmas lunch. It’s quite nice to see actual faces for a few hours but I wouldn’t want to go much more frequently than that.

I like it well enough. I enjoy having lunch in the city and during the hot spell I really appreciated the air con.

I like the hybrid balance. Too long at home and I feel isolated and bored. Too long in the office I feel fatigued and stressed. I go in 3x a week.

1 day a week or a few days a month is fine for relationship building. Any more than that is just performative box ticking IMO. At home I start earlier because there's no commute, focus longer, have all the same Teams meetings as my colleagues who are at home or in office, eat lunch while working and log off later. My job gets more out of me when I'm at home.

No. 45 minute (minimum) commute and have to arrive before 8 to get a parking space. Hot desking so sitting with randoms, not my own team. Then I spend the whole day on Teams calls so I may as well be at home.

Yes. And I get much better work out of the team when we are all there - junior people are often much more comfortable coming up to your desk for a chat than ringing you at home on Teams. Things move more quickly, we are more responsive to each other and clients. Also, you build much better human connections including loyalty and friendship and then the willingness of team members to help each other out when needed.

Humans are social animals. We aren’t meant to sit at a computer by ourselves all day.

Not massively. But only have to go once every 2 months.

I will never return to an office job again.

I’m more productive in the office and I enjoy the productivity more, if that makes sense. If there are urgent things happening I can get just as much done at home but it feels like frantically working in isolation which I dislike.

Also, my house is messy and full of mental distractions, the office is nice and clean and I can fully put my brain into work mode.

Still, one WFH day a week does leave me feeling a little more rested. I wouldn’t want more than that really.

I do, I moved from permanent home working to hybrid last year. I like it as it’s only 2 days a week, I wouldn’t like to do more.

I do 1-2 days a week in the office by choice. A few of us go in on the same days. I like the commute, I like going somewhere nice for my lunch and chatting to colleagues. I don’t think I could hack full time back to the office but I enjoy having the choice.

i hate it. the office is an unpleasant environment with everyone grouped on desks that are way too close together, it's noisy, flourescent lights blaring, all empty white walls with nothing to look at. the commute is soul sucking (traffic is always terrible). i also cant take a truly relaxing break when i need one or take 5 minutes to put washing on or do the washing up. the only good parts of it are the canteen which is very nice and does balanced meals, and i suppose saying hello to a few of my coworkers.

I work 2 days a week from the office, 2 from home, but don’t enjoy my office days. My colleagues are mostly pleasant and the location is nice, but I really hate the inane drivel and rubbish music on the office radio.

I much prefer the comfort of my own home. I can listen to the news in the background, and have my cat come for a snuggle on my lap as I work. I can wear comfortable clothes and have the room at a good temperature for me.

I like both. I learn so much about what’s going on in the company by going into the office, and it makes for much better relationship building.

I actually go into each our four offices at least monthly so sometimes I’ll have a 1.5-2 hour drive either way, but mostly it’s about 25 minutes of easy driving. I try to be in by 7am regularly to catch up with our construction crews, so I can finish by 3.30 and go for a swim on the way home.

Our office is pretty ramshackle, the temperatures vary wildly, the hotdesking is pretty random, we are nowhere near anywhere that sells good food. It’s basically a warehouse with an office attached - but it’s the people that matter to me.

I take my dog into work more and more now, which I know MNers usually hate but it’s totally normal in our offices, and a nice way to get to know more people who I wouldn’t otherwise meet.

I also love my WFH days - getting the balance right is really important.

No. I don’t really like it. I get more done at home. I find the bits when everyone is really silent uncomfortable even though people are probably just concentrating. It’s a small office though with only eight desks.

I prefer the office. Aircon, comfortable desk and chair, speaking to people, going to the gym on my lunch break, two monitors, no dress code

I go in one day a week, by choice more than anything but I wouldn’t want to go any more often. I get SO much more done wfh. We are a very small team and the nature of the role we have it is impossible not to actually work because it would be immediately obvious. That said one of the team is a part timer and she does absolutely fuck all other than cause issues. Makes us all resent her but nothing will change. She’s a couple of years off retiring. Hopefully she’ll go early.

I don't mind the office but I get nothing done there. I usually leave at lunch time and get my head down in the afternoon at home.