Anyone else so depressed working from home?

[WFHhater]

Hence my name.
I just hate it. Yes I see the benefits for curbing covid, so I don’t mean in that sense.
I every day is just a slog. I have gone from loving my job (with HV team) to really hating it. I know there is nothing I can do besides looking for a new job, but just wanting to vent. And make a space for anyone feeling the same. It’s crap isn’t it.

I love it, I keep telling everyone at work I'd like a split between work and home, but it's lie to save their feelings, lol. I'm not bothered if I ever see them again. They're nice people, my office is a nice blend of work and laughter but I still prefer being at home. When I first wfh I worked long hours as I couldn't switch off, once I sorted that out and gave myself a process where I symbolise the end of the working day and I switch off in the evening, I was OK.

I love it, I keep telling everyone at work I'd like a split between work and home, but it's lie to save their feelings, lol. I'm not bothered if I ever see them again. They're nice people, my office is a nice blend of work and laughter but I still prefer being at home.

This is me exactly. I wake up every morning absolutely delighted that I don't have to trek into the office. I never get Sunday evening fear anymore either.

It is very individual though. I'm lucky in that I have a decent workspace; I think I'd feel very differently if I was working at the kitchen table or balancing a laptop on the bed. I can do everything I need to do from home and never really need to go back to the office again. I'm constantly in touch with my nice colleagues but I don't have to deal with the toxic bitch in the office next to mine anymore - win win!

Plus I get to go to yoga classes during the day too

I am jealous, I wish I loved it! I am trying to laugh about it but truth is it is really getting me down. I want to change jobs but just found out I’m pregnant (which I’m over the moon about) just the thought of facing this for another 6/7 months....

I’ve been working from home for 2.5 years so am very used to it!
The things I find helpful are having a separate work space. I don’t have a whole room as an office but I am lucky to have a large enough bedroom with a desk under the window (so I’m not staring at a wall all day) and it is only used for work. So for me it’s a clear enough boundary between work and home.
I also have 2 cats which, far from being solitary, are actually glued to me day in and out. They think nothing of jumping on the bed (where they can reach the back of my chair) and tapping me on the shoulder to say they’d like some attention or they’ll curl up by my feet under the desk.
I also take regular breaks away from the desk. I think this is really important.

I don’t miss anything about office life. In my job people were always busy and stressed, there was no “banter”. I could spend all day there and not exchange words with anyone for maybe more than 5 minutes of the whole day. That isn’t worth all the negatives to me personally. In fact I willingly accepted a lower wage to get this job in the first place.

I love it too. I get to go for a long walk or run in the countryside every morning instead of a long commute into London.

I'm an introvert so don't particularly miss office banter and distractions. I'm also lucky to have a separate office in my house and my husband is WFH too so I never feel lonely. I'm always in Teams meetings anyway so no danger of that.

I feel so much more relaxed and have a better quality of life working from home. I do, however, feel a bit like I'm limbo because I will be going back at some point but I'd be more than happy to do 3 or 4 days from home forever.

(I can totally understand how shit is for other people though)

I love it.

I'm much more productive and not having to rush around and sit in traffic has improved my life. I'd love to work this way forever.

I do think I'm in the minority though, based on what colleagues are saying.

I think I fell robbed as it was a job I was really enjoying before this. But also lucky I have at all so need to keep reminding myself that.
Still crossing my fingers for a lottery win tonight

Feel not fell

Have a job at all* !

I loved it until last week when my youngest left for uni and now I hate being in the house on my own which makes no sense as I didn't see him in the day anyway

I hate it. I am so fucking lonely. I was furloughed for 5 months as I couldn’t wfh with my toddler and DH couldn’t help as he’s wfh, is the breadwinner by miles, had just started a new job and is full time while I’m part time.

Going out to work was a breather for me, time to read on the bus, go to the gym at lunchtime, talk to other adult humans, wear nice clothes. Time to wind down on the bus home. One Teams meeting a week is no substitute for real interaction. I fucking despise it.

I've realised I dread it now, work.
And I didn't really feel like that before.
I am working again tomorrow and all I feel is dread.
My house is a mess there's no plates etc clean there's toys everywhere and it's because I've not made an effort.
I feel like my child has stopped being caring

Probably doesn't help that it's so busy

Lots of us were so our office is partially open. 20-30% of us in on a rolling rota (strictly at employee request)

We rattle about in a massive space, laugh, get on with collaborative stuff and it's lovely.

We are a pretty sociable bunch though for what sounds like a dry profession.

I enjoyed wfh initially but only when all of us were doing it in peak lockdown. I feel I'm missing out if I don't go in now!

I’m over it too. I liked it at first but now I miss the social side of being in the office and seeing different people. I’m trying to focus on the positives - saving on commuting, the house is tidier, I’m getting washing done during the week instead of at the weekend ... I’d love to hear the marines’ advice dementedma - please report back!!

Had my first couple of days back face to face recently and it was like being a completely different person. WFH is not for me. I need the social interaction and am a terrible procrastinator when nobody is watching

I'm also a kinaesthetic learner so haven't been able to use the time to improve my skills or learn Anything either. If anything I've lost skills (although my housekeeping has improved).

This to me has been torture. I thought I was going mad.

Pre covid I worked 3/4 days from home blissfully. But now socialising is so restricted I'm properly miserable. So, so hard to motivate. I can't see the point.

I’m doing one day a week in the office which I enjoy but there are so few people in its very hit and miss whether there will be someone to chat to. Other than the social aspect the issue I have with WFH is I’m working off a laptop rather than 2 monitors which is awkward. You are outside the information loop - there are so many useful snippets of information that I no longer hear about ( which I may have heard informally in the office). It means information flow is restricted & rigid. From a family point of view it seems the majority of the domestic chores are defaulting to me rather than being shared. Finally I struggle to stay away from the snacks at home - in the office I’m a lot more controlled.

Weekends are also boring now because I’ve spent most of the week at home while my DH has been out to work every day loves lounging around.

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Had my first couple of days back face to face recently and it was like being a completely different person. WFH is not for me. I need the social interaction and am a terrible procrastinator when nobody is watching

So much this! I've been back in the office for a little while now and the day I went back I was a changed person - I felt a million times better mentally.