Do you like going in to the office?

I only go to the office if if's strictly necessary, I am much much more productive and efficient at home. I also have a much better life balance. I can get a few bits done during the day, put a load of laundry, put something in the oven, answer the door for a delivery - but I spend the hours I would be commuting to actually work, so everyone is winning.

Happy to go for interviews and a few meetings, they can be done remotely but sometimes it's better to see people

and if it was becoming mandatory, I think 2 days a week in the office would be my maximum.

The amount of time wasted in an office because people confuse work time and social time, it's insane.

I look forward to my one day pm in the office, when the days are warm. Winter- I'd prefer not to.

I much prefer the office but it’s a 3hr commute per day at least and £40 per day or around £460 per month yearly ticket.

I prefer being around my colleagues as it’s less stressful to be part of the group. I usually work at home 2 or 3 days a week.

I live alone and would hate to WFH five days a week. Did that during Covid. And I do feel you work better with people when you are in the same space. But I wish our (expensive) office gave more thought to the way we actually work.

Yes I do, and if I'm honest, after Covid and getting used to WFH, I never thought I'd say that! But now, doing two days in the office breaks up the week, gives me reason to dress a bit nicer and keeps my motivation up.

I'm very lucky though, I have a walkable commute, a fixed set up (own) desk, nice colleagues and a banging office canteen 😁

I like it, I work in a small team and we all do a couple of days a week in the office. It’s a nice sociable environment but we all have our own desks, no hot desking, and generally we all natter and work between meetings. Someone has always made a cake or something to share which is a good mood lifter. Just generally a really nice place to work and my colleagues are great.
I get more actual work done at home because there are less distractions but I’m still productive in the office but the biggest perk of being in is the opportunity to really pick over an issue that I can’t solve by myself. We can all teams each other at home of course but for me nothing can replace face to face for some things. Guess that might be based on our roles though.

I don’t mind it, but it’s a fairly nice 20/25 minute walk, it’s handy for town to pop to shops, or the decent shops on way home for something for tea. I like my colleagues, some things are easier managed face to face ….and, probably most importantly, it’s not compulsory to be in. It’s very flexible if you want to wfh or be in the office.

I go to the office two days a week. It is a huge effort. (I'm 65). I hate the train, I hate the hot desking, I hate how noisy my colleagues are and that there are not enough spaces to have a private meeting or conversation.
I do acknowledge that I always get some value in the office in the form of an unofficial heads up about things and the chance to see my team and colleagues and connect with them in person. But I am always wrecked when I get home.

Haha no. I only have to go in 4 times a year and have no desire to go in more often. Working from home is superior in every way.

WFH for 2yrs showed me how pointless it was commuting into the office so when the chance came, I opted for early retirement (57).
3yrs on, I consider it one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Hybrid working meant that it was rare that more than just a handful of staff were in the office on any one day and on several occasions I found I was the only person present!
Absolutely pointless.

I enjoy it. I get a bit of company and a nice lunch. I wouldn't want to do it every day, but a couple of days a week is fine.

Yes, I love it. But that’s only because I go in once a week, twice at a push. AND I don’t show my face until about 11am and I leave at about 3. 😬 But I have a lovely time while I’m there (chatting and doing hardly any actual work), and I enjoy getting dressed for work.

I despise it, I don't mind the actual being in the office but the getting there is time consuming and costly. My office was in central London, when I was hired it was on a 1 day in the office basis. It's 90 minutes and £40 door to door. 1 day a week was fine, but when they switched to 3 days I left. It just wasn't possible even with before and after school club to spend that amount of time commuting. I'd happily work in the office every day if teleportation was a thing.

I could never, ever go back to any kind of corporate or office-based job.

No. It’s too cold, no one from my team is based in my office, parking is expensive, the commute is a waste of time.

I do it, because I have to. But travelling in to sit on teams calls with my team who are based in various offices across the country rather than having those calls at home is a pointless exercise.

ETA - I only have to go in 3 days a week. I’d never work somewhere that was 5 days a week in the office.

I like the idea of working from home, and im slightly jealous of people who have the flexibility to do it. In reality, I get bored and lonely, and eat all the biscuits. Im more productive in the office. Its entirely academic though, because we're not really allowed to WFH.

I much prefer working from the office and am far more productive. But I do have my own desk there, so no hot-desking.