To ask those who WFH with a partner who also WFH if you have separate offices/spaces?

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DH and I have both been WFH for the last year and it's not obvious when either of us will be back in the office.

I've always had my own office in the past, and have struggled not being able to talk to myself, wander about when on the phone, and even just be quiet/still to think.

DH has always been in open plan offices and enjoys the company. He genuinely can't comprehend that I'd like my own space, and he takes it a bit personally.

We have a room that could be turned into a second study without it being a great loss.

Out of interest, how common is it to work in separate rooms?

YABU - partner and I work in the same room without wanting to work separately

YANBU - partner and I work in different rooms of the house (or absolutely would work in a separate room if one was available).

We are lucky enough to have separate spaces which is how my OH has survived the last year tbh

We have a room each but then we are fortunate to have enough spare rooms to have that option. If we didn’t I think one of us would work in a bedroom or kitchen and the other in the living room. No chance of us happily working in the same room!

YANBU my husband bellows down the phone on calls, yet huffs at me if I do much as breathe!

He works in the snug, I work in the dining room. I'd kill him otherwise.

Neither, we do a mix of both. Separate when on calls, especially as there could be commercially sensitive or confidential information shared. And together if we are both quieter. But I do hate when my husband tells me internal politics about his work, I don't know these people or processes and couldn't care less. I imagine o do exactly the same to him without realising! I think there is a need for space definitely, but don't mind keeping each other company for an hour or so a day. Meet in the middle maybe?

DH has worked from home, everyone had to be quiet, quite miserable really! Happy to stick him in the loft or under the patio.

Separate all the way - for confidentiality, mental space and the sake of our relationship!

We have our own rooms at home. No way could we work in close proximity

I could have written your post OP. We've both been in the same room, and DH doesn't mind it but I'm getting increasingly irritated by his noise! And it's really difficult when we're both on video calls at the same time. We don't have space for one of us to move into a different room but definitely would if we had that option.

DH is on the phone all day and I can't think of anything worse than sitting next to each other, both on the phone. You wouldn't have a meeting right next to someone's desk, it would be incredibly distracting.

I am in the corner of the kitchen, it's a dark corner and it means I have constant access to snacks so it's not ideal but it's better than sitting right next to DH in the spare room!

Always totally separate. We both (different industries) had to sign agreements to work in rooms alone for business confidentiality reasons.

I'm not sure if a mixture would be the answer for us Fartlebarfle , DH surrounds himself with clutter and I like a tidy, clear space, which is partly what's not working for me now.

My DH is in our loft den room which is a mix of bedroom, chill out room and office. He works from home full time now

I'm waiting to have a mixed return, office fir me is in our snug, just made a corner an office and we get on with it a part of our gone, albeit we're quite lucky as we have plenty of rooms
JuT build an office that works for you - perhaps buy a screen foe evenings if you need to have in a main reception room

I work in the bedroom when DH is in the "office". I can't bare to listen to his voice the entire day when I'm trying to work.

Not me and DH. But I know 5 or 6 couples who BOTH work from home..

All of them, including DD and her boyfriend, HAVE to work separately. With DD and her boyfriend, it's because they distract each other chatting and giggling. With the others I know, they irritate each other. The man in each couple is loud and a bit shouty on phone calls and zoom calls, whilst SHE is more quiet. (I know shocker! The MAN being the louder one of the two.)

We have our own office space, we are lucky to have enough spare rooms. We are both on calls all day and mostly confidential stuff too so wouldn’t be easy to work in the same room.

The occasional days that DH wfh (thankfully few and far between) we worked at opposite ends of the house. I’ve always worked in open plan offices and been fine with but two of you in the same room working together is a totally different feel, IMO.

For confidentiality and just not wanting to murder each other after half an hour, separate rooms all the way.

We're lucky to have two home offices and I know we couldn't work in the same room

At first we were both in the kitchen. It was nice to have company but he's really loud when he's on calls. We ended up having to compare diaries when scheduling calls to make sure we weren't both on them at the same time. After a couple of months I got a desk for the spare room and it's so much quieter. I still pop to the kitchen regularly for a drink/chat/food though.

Both working from home and started off in the same room but DH is on the phone all the time and it was driving me insane so in separate rooms now

yanbu
we have made 2 areas in the house so that we both can work in peace.

confidentiality issues at my work stipulate that I need an office with a door.

Seperste. We would both would be in breach of contract if we worked within earshot of anyone not also working at our company. Can't wait to get back to office.

DH and I work from separate rooms (spare room for him and dining room for me). We do very different jobs, both make frequent ad hoc calls and we'd drive each other mad if we didnt have our own space!

One of us is in the spare bedroom and the other in the sitting room, both with desks, chairs, extra monitors etc. We can both access the kitchen/dining room without disturbing each other. We both work in open plan spaces at work but prefer separate areas at home. I appreciate that we are lucky to have the space and set up to do this.

DH works in the study, if I had to wfh it would probably be at the dining table or spare bedroom. Working in the same room would be very difficult especially when on calls and meetings.

Separate spaces. I have the office and DH has the dining room. And I still struggle! I'm longing for DH to go back to the office occasionally so I can have the house to myself.