Sorry, not sorry, but wfh really is much easier

[Jeannie88]

I know it's become the norm, especially post covid, but do those who wfh realise how much easier their lives are?

Sorry, but I have found it a bit pathetic and embarrassing that there has been a big defiance of 'going into office' once a fortnight to be such an horrific ordeal?

Don't you all realise how fortunate you are? No commute, time at home to do things those of us have to do after a day of being on our feet, all frontline and retail etc then look after our children?

Sp my point from.personal experience. We are a group of 6 friends (f) and go out regularly together. When we have been to midweek gigs, comedy nights, meal, the 4 who wfh joke how they can roll out of bed and be online within minutes to show present, then have breakfast and just work at their own pace and even during teams meeting they can sit back and contribute what they have to.

Then, the 2 of us who have to get up at 6am, dress for work, ready to drive so sensible of alcohol intake the night before and buy ourselves soft drinks in rounds or even drive and give lifts. Then do a full intensive day with full on human interaction and check e mails on the evening when we get the time to do so.

Of course childcare issues come into this. We who don't wfh have to take our DC to breakfast club or childminder then go on to work, the 3 of the 4 who have DC drop them off at school and rush back having been seen to log on early but not really working as getting them ready.

Ok so my observation and opinions based on this. I guess all the moaning on MN about having to go into the office (which really isn't so hard is it?) had incited me to raise this point.

Oh and I do have DP who wfh and he totally agrees with me. He's hardworking and doesn't do the slob thing, but agrees, in his own words. 'It's a piece of piss compared to going to the office and even that was so easy compared to your job'.

So please those who have the privilege of wfh stop moaning! Honestly, how would the world work if everyone wfh? It wouldn't.

My work has to be 100% office based but honestly I prefer that.

I only have a 20 min commute & I live alone and for one thing don't have space for a home office but I need the structure of going to work. Showered dressed meals planned and most importantly interaction with other people.

Working from home wouldn't work for several reasons for me

Well of course I realise it’s easier - hence choosing the job I did, and left behind an arguably more secure career with more holidays and a better pension.

To be fair, the previous career was teaching and that’s not the only reason I made the change. But flexibility and the chance to be around far more for my DC was a huge factor.

When people moan about teachers having it easy, not knowing they’re born and so many holidays I always thought, ‘well go ahead and train and do that then’.

Now people criticise those who wfh for skiving and living the life of Riley and again I think pretty much the same - go ahead and do it then. Make the (sometimes hard) choices you need to make to get the life/ job you want - whilst understanding that you’re inevitably going to have to compromise or lose out in some other areas too. If not, then accept that some people will have it better/ easier than you and that’s just life really.

I've alone too. Would like perhaps to work from home 1 day a week. Annoys me when people say they are working from.home snd looking after a child. Not possible to fo either well

Ii fully recognise how lucky I am - our office closed after Covid and we’re all on wfh contracts now.

We live opposite the school so we do drop off at 8.45 home 2 mins later, feed the cats and make a coffee, logged on by 9.

After school club until DH and I finish work, then pick up from across the road.

its bloody brilliant! I used to hate it with a school run, separate nursery run, DH and I travelling to our offices. A long day with so much worry about traffic etc.