I’ll be damned if I’m going to give up working from home. After the pandemic winds down, I can still see myself coming to the office at least a couple of days a week, so I can touch base with my boss and coworkers, do meetings and various stuff that needs to be done in person, but I want to spend at least some time at home.
Because I HATE open-plan offices. Too many distractions and interruptions, and it feels like my boss is looking over my shoulder the whole time. Gets on my nerves. I really need a private office with a door that closes. I can get that at home, but virtually all employers are unwilling to provide that at the workplace, despite all the studies saying that open-plan offices are a drain on productivity.
The real reason for open-plan offices? So the boss can shoulder-surf you walking down the aisle, and because it’s cheap. Working from home is cheaper though. Just sayin’…
