If you find wfh lonely?

[Corporategeek]

Im in the office every day at the moment until my wfh equipment is delivered. So I meet a new face everyday as every one comes in once a week.

Im not spending enough time with anyone to make any “work friends”

Im worried that I’m not going to be able to fit in and make any friends because of this.

They have all known each other for years so I can imagine it’s not as lonely for them as they call each other throughout the day.

once I am wfh permanently I can imagine it’s going to be lonely for me.

has anyone else found it lonely? Or is just rubbish for new starters.

It’s totally rubbish for new starters. I was absolutely fine wfh when Covid happened in my old job, because I had already built relationships. When I changed jobs it was really hard. It’s fine now but probably took 18 months to feel settled. Going in once a week should really help you build connections though.

I wfh and I love it, not lonely at all and have never met my team in person either. I'm also an extrovert!

But I do plan really fun things for weekends with my friends and my partner and I spend the whole evening together

WFH is perfect for me, but I'm not someone who seeks out friendships in my working life. I have a very active social life outside of work and I simply don't need that in work. I'm friendly, of course, but I'm not really there to develop friendships (nice if they happen but I'm not sad if they don't).

Everyone is different. If you need a social aspect at work then WFH probably isn't right for you.

I wfh and have way before lockdowns (circumstances dictated) and I REALLY miss being in an office environment, meeting people, chatting etc. I am an extrovert so get my energy from people. However, on most days I have meetings or intense work so am not lonely. I have ensured I have evening activities where I can meet people so it's OK. But I still wistfully remember the good old days!

Are you part of a team that isn't too large? During covid lots of teams that worked from home had a coffee catch up over Teams once a week just to keep everyone connected. Many teams have kept this up if they're not back in office much. It doesn't really work well if the team is too large though.
Can you find out if this happens and if not could you suggest setting this up so you can keep connected with all your new colleagues and reduce feelings of isolation?

I have always worked from home and have been very proud of the opportunities I created for myself but now I am feeling lonely and do fancy having work friends :( I am an extrovert and do get my energy from people but had sick kids so I had to be at home, kids are grown now. I am 47 and lost. Willing to take any basic job for at least part of the week. So yes it can be lonely without having someone to chat about daily mundane things..