Remote Work Debate

I worked remotely for 7 years, sitting at home (alone), and it’s great, I interact as much with other people as in an office, just over slack/zoom, I do not feel alone and save allot of time not commuting, time I spend with family and friends.

I'm looking for a new position and the thing I dread most is the inevitable "how many days will you be in the office?" question. I get more done at home, I actually gasp like my spouse and appreciate the time to have lunch or start dinner while on a meeting, and generally feeling like life matters more than just the company I work for.I'll admit I miss the camaraderie, but when I look back on places I've worked, how many of those were my actual friends and not

I've been working remotely for a big bank for the past 7 years. I don't go into an office and haven't seen my team in the past 4 years.The last time people got together for a project kickoff a few years back they just sat around a conference table all on webex. I stayed home.Unfortunately new management is taking away the remote option for new hires for the most part. Also some people based on where they live had to go back into the office.For myself, I never felt a diffe

Lack of people interaction, working remotely can be lonely. I used to think that working in an office was unnecessary but sometimes I miss the unproductive conversations I used to have with my co-workers.

I'm happy for you. I tried remote work for 2 years and now I'm happily going back to working in an office next Monday. Can't bear the loneliness anymore. I don't have much of a social life to begin with, so I really need some actual human face-to-face interaction in my job.

Personally, before COVID, my company reshuffled me into a group without anyone physically around for the most part. I had no in-person interaction most days when I went to the office. I simply stopped going in and just WFH’ed. I had only one complaint in years about it. COVID made it official, and then the company decided to make a round of layoffs. I didn’t make that cut (unrelated to WFH) but was able to find a fully remote job that pays better and I have zero change in my work socialization.

I just left a remote-only job for an onsite-only (or onsite four days a week, depending) job.I loved the flexibility of being remote, but I was dying from the lack of social interaction. A third of my waking hours are spent working, and most of my friendships/relationships came from the office.I've been remote for about two years, and I would go days at a time without talking to anyone besides my wife. We aren't meant to live that way.

The isolation when working remotely full time, especially when most people are in an office.

Spent 5 years working remote. Was starting to lose my mind from the lack of interaction.Went back to an office. Was much happier.Beginning to feel the same way again.A better role were I actually interacted with people during the day would be a major help. But hard to predict when interviewing

I've been 100% remote for almost 6 years. I don't think I can go back.I have a family and a stay-at-home wife, though, so I'm really not looking for socialization through work.My work is very strict about keeping normal work schedules (it's not flex schedules) to avoid issues like this.