to be tired of the jealousy towards people who WFH?

[WFHFan]

No one can post a thread about it without someone chiming in threatening if their job can done from home then it could be given to someone in another country or AI could take it.

Other people saying companies want everyone back in the office. Yes some do. Mine doesn't. They do not have the space anymore. Neither will my job go to someone in another country because of expertise and it does involve some critical face to face work. AI can't do it either.

Then some people getting offended saying if someone is WFH they shouldn't do anything else but work non stop. I can work and I do chores, shopping, school pick up, errands. It does not affect the standard or quantity of my work. I don't doubt it does affect some people's work.

I have won two awards for performance already.

it's just annoying how everyone assumes you can drop everything and be in for deliveries and appointments because you might be working from home.

I've WFH for many years. No one has ever assumed I can drop everything while I am working. Do you only know dim people who don't understand what work means?

I have a garden office, so I can 'go to work'. Apart from using the printer now and again outside of work I only use it to work in.
If I didn't have this separate space I would indeed find it hard.

Totally agree with you. My role is a specialist for my company and that can't be outsourced or done by AI.

My company also sold off alot of office space.

Boring and silly arguments they make.

I know someone who works from home. Her Aunt dropped something off and she invited her in. She then complained to her mum that Auntie stayed forty five minutes “And I was supposed to be working”. 😳😳

Honestly the people who work in the same company as me that work from home always have excuses about why they can't be on teams meetings or why they haven't met their deadlines. Usually things like "sorry my internet is playing up" but my personal favourite was "sorry my parents popped in and I needed to make them a drink"
I also work from home but have a rule, if there's a meeting scheduled I don't book appointments or answer the door. If I have a deadline I stick to it. But my company is starting to stop WFM and it won't be offered for any new employees.
Whilst the majority of people who WFM do it honestly and productively it's like everything the few that take the piss ruin it for everyone else.

I’m not jealous at all as I HATE working from home. I do one day and I resent working when I’m in the house. I am much more productive in the office. I like a defined work/home routine. But that’s just me and if it works for you and you get the work done then I don’t see an issue

Have never had a bias against wfh for others but I could never do it- I like getting out, I love working with people and cheering up their days and the idea of me and a computer alone for the day brings me out in a rash (even though I double as a rom com writer and love getting to the pc after a day’s work!)

I second that. WFH is a pita, I’m productive but the resources aren’t there entirely.

I'm not jealous at all of people who wfh, I'd go stark starring mad tbh. What concerns ME is that it could lead to discrimination against those unable to do so, due to businesses no longer wanting the overheads of an office/ building.

There's a lot of jealousy going around.

Also my tax pounds pay for civil servants to be working in an office not sitting in thr comfort and convenience of their own home while ppl without that luxury slog into work everyday.

Can you let me know how you’ve swung it to pick and choose what your taxes pay for? Because there’s quite a lot I don’t fancy paying for. I’d love to treat it all like some pick ‘n’ mix counter of services.

Because it's public funded.

So they should spend even more money on office space? Even when it’s not needed just because others have to go into work?

I worked from home throughout the lockdowns, managing key worker rotas and backfill, blue light support, redeployment from core work to emergency critical priorties, processing the emergency funding allocations. Not saying that I was the hero here, just that getting the people in the right places and making sure they were OK (as best as we were able) was necessary too

It’s a good point re tax payers money funding this. I have had the pleasure (not) of calling my council earlier. They don’t make it easy. Lots of voice activated menus and even a message saying don’t say speak to an agent because we will cut you off. I joke not!

After 20 mins queuing I got through and it was clear this agent was working from home. Dog barking and her Mum came into the room at one point asking her whether she would like a tea! She then started speaking to her and came back to me saying sorry, Mum is here at present….

She then asked me to repeat what I was saying as she lost track asked me to hold and then promptly cut me off.

WFH needs to be more accepted if the government want people with disabilities back at work.

I love WFH and so grateful that i work for such a huge company that offers it.

Thankfully our union would never allow the business to mandate a full return and to be honest they sold off so much office space during Covid we wouldn't all fit!

I am more productive at home because i have no-one to chat to, have coffee/lunch with. And even though im a 9-5pm Mon-Fri i work much later and over the weekend, so for me and its swings and roundabouts!

I’ve been wfh at least part of the week for probably 18 years now. I actually don’t massively enjoy it. It simply saves on time and cost of my huge commute (3 hours each way, which I used to do 2-3 days a week). I’m looking to go self-employed in the next year though and actually exploring local co-working and office rental options because I’d actually quite prefer to go into an office.

This is a really interesting thread! I've never really considered if wfh is going to divide the country - those jobs that can't wfh and those that can. My DH has wfh since the first lockdown and he loves it. He is busy 8.50- 5.15/6 pm though and only has time for a 50 min walk some days - he doesn't take a lunch break (or eat lunch cos he's weird). I barely see him during the day. He'll hang out washing before he logs on but that's it for chores. He's on team meetings all day - IT consultant. He has a couple of cups of tea owr day and that's the only time he comes downstairs. He wfh in our loft bedroom. He'll occasionally commute into the office in London or Surrey but mainly if there's drinks after work or work 5 a side footy. He says he gets a lot more done wfh and he's happier now he can set his alarm for 8 am and no commute 🤷‍♀️ Only very, very rarely has he been able to pick up our kids from school in an emergency - he would have to block out the time on his work calendar.

Do people think that eventually people who have to work in the office/factory/school/hospital will have to be offered more money or they will opt for WFH jobs? I'm retired so not relevant to me and actually I liked going into work but if WFH becomes what people want should that be reflected in pay?

In some industries and companys (Google for example) there's a shift from hours worked to targets met. So if you're working from home and you've met/exceeded your targets, why the hell should you be tied to the desk unnecessarily? I'm probably more productive and less stressed due to the fact I can take a longer than technically allowed lunchbreak to get in some fresh air and exercise everyday.

It that’s the point. Jealous people think the wfh-ers are lazy. You’ve identified the problem.

Your tax pound pays for CS to do a job. Where they do it is outside your remit. You don’t get to dictate these things. You are a perfect example of a bitter person aiming some peculiar venom at people who are merrily doing their job well in a structure that works for them and the CS

WFH takes pressure off public transport, less traffic on the road / air pollution and saves companies money on office space . Also could solve problem of lack of available homes by converting commercial to residential. I hope hybrid & WFH is here to stay 😄

Me too!