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People that have had to go from remote to in office
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:12 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:12 am
How big of an adjustment was it? Do you like it? I’ve never gone to an office before.
I was laid off last month and have two options. Both huge companies in sales and one is office based. Boss’s office will be 10 feet away. Leading a team of 7 and will be in the field with them 70% of the time. It’s 45 minutes one way with traffic. It will pay 10-15% more and will lead to more options of promotions down the road.
Other job is WFH 1x a week but also mornings before meetings I will be home.
I’m a big morning workout guy so if I go to the office I’ll leave very early and workout on the way so I won’t see my family from 6am-6pm.
The office gig is a great job but the older I get I value work life balance more. Just torn on if it’s worth it.
Btw I’m in my 40s so I’m not retiring anytime soon
I was laid off last month and have two options. Both huge companies in sales and one is office based. Boss’s office will be 10 feet away. Leading a team of 7 and will be in the field with them 70% of the time. It’s 45 minutes one way with traffic. It will pay 10-15% more and will lead to more options of promotions down the road.
Other job is WFH 1x a week but also mornings before meetings I will be home.
I’m a big morning workout guy so if I go to the office I’ll leave very early and workout on the way so I won’t see my family from 6am-6pm.
The office gig is a great job but the older I get I value work life balance more. Just torn on if it’s worth it.
Btw I’m in my 40s so I’m not retiring anytime soon
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:33 am
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Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:18 am to dallastiger55
Never mind. Misread the post.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:19 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:20 am to dallastiger55
quote:damn
I’ve never gone to an office before.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:22 am to dallastiger55
soft
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:23 am to dallastiger55
I missed going into the office. Being able to interact with colleagues things like going out to lunch or playing basketball. Working from home eventually gets boring. I think the ideal situation might be a hybrid schedule where you’re able to work from home one or two days a week, but still going to the office for core days.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:23 am to dallastiger55
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the older I get I value work life balance more
Your entire post reads like a woman. Work/life balance is a phrase that women use. I am a woman and I don't use it because I work for a company that takes care of its employees. You are whining about your workout schedule. Shut up and get to work.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:24 am to dallastiger55
I was in an office job similar for 20 years prior to COVID. Probably traveled multiple days every other week so not a daily grind.
I enjoyed it because we had a good, fun group. Humans are designed to interact with each other. Also, I think younger people lose informal OTJ training by not being around experienced peers they can bounce ideas off of and interact with.
It took an adjustment to WFH due to the isolation..but I’ve been “client facing” my whole career so I like being around and talking to people. That said, I wouldn’t mind at all going in to an office a few days a week as long as it wasn’t 100% of the time.
I enjoyed it because we had a good, fun group. Humans are designed to interact with each other. Also, I think younger people lose informal OTJ training by not being around experienced peers they can bounce ideas off of and interact with.
It took an adjustment to WFH due to the isolation..but I’ve been “client facing” my whole career so I like being around and talking to people. That said, I wouldn’t mind at all going in to an office a few days a week as long as it wasn’t 100% of the time.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:24 am to dallastiger55
Make sure to talk to people about your kids’ sports and linger in their doorway
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:26 am to dallastiger55
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The office gig is a great job but the older I get I value work life balance more.
For the last fifteen years, young people from Poland, India, and Asia have been trained primarily in English with the sole purpose of taking remote jobs.
With the "work from home job" that you are offered, Stanislaw will end up doing it for $28k a year and work 60 hours doing it - speaking English as his first language.
Go to the office and earn/advance as much as you can before you get to your 50's.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:26 am to dallastiger55
I dislike WFH so much I paid for my own office for 2 years.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:27 am to dallastiger55
In office every day - first 20 years of career
WFH 1-2 days a week next 3 or so years.
WFH majority of the time for 5 years.
Back in office everyday now for a year and I fricking hate it. But it’s the driving to and from I hate. Biggest risk to my life each day (40 mile one way commute) for zero reason. I will be quitting or moving soon.
WFH 1-2 days a week next 3 or so years.
WFH majority of the time for 5 years.
Back in office everyday now for a year and I fricking hate it. But it’s the driving to and from I hate. Biggest risk to my life each day (40 mile one way commute) for zero reason. I will be quitting or moving soon.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:33 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:27 am to dallastiger55
I’m not the best person to give advice on this since I absolutely loathe WFH.
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I’ve never gone to an office before.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:30 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:31 am to liz18lsu
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Your entire post reads like a woman………….. I am a woman
Jesus Christ… Tough room .
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:31 am to SquatchDawg
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That said, I wouldn’t mind at all going in to an office a few days a week as long as it wasn’t 100% of the time.
Exactly. That’s my point. I’d be fine with hybrid. I just don’t like 8 to 5 every day and getting home at 6 o’clock on Friday.
And btw when I said, I’ve never gone to an office before I meant every day
Of course, I’ve gone to an office a couple times a month for big meetings
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:32 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:34 am to dallastiger55
You're going to get replaced by AI either way eventually.
Give it up and learn to weld or farm.
Give it up and learn to weld or farm.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:35 am to dallastiger55
Driving 45 minutes away and having to work in the office every day ain't worth a 10 to 15% raise
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:38 am to dallastiger55
I've been WFH since '05 and will never go back to an office. Got offered a job a few years ago that was in office and turned it down solely for that reason. But I knew people who were forced into WFH during covid and couldn't wait to get back to the office. It's not for everyone, but I'm much more productive WFH than I ever was in office and for all the benefits it's non-negotiable for me.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:42 am to dallastiger55
It’s not for for everyone, but I love WFH. I get a nice mix of travel time (probably 10-15% of the time) and also quarterly meetings somewhere in the US
I don’t really want to go back in the office permanently.
I don’t really want to go back in the office permanently.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:48 am to dallastiger55
I prefer to go into the office and be part of a real team and not imaginary. The commute sucks, but having a daily routine around a structured work day is beneficial mentally and physically.
WFH was a temporary thing for most to get through Covid. It was never meant to be permanent.
Not sure how the younger generation will ever get ahead not forming relationships and chemistry with co workers. Sitting at home ‘doing your job’ is really the bare minimum and doesn’t prepare one for leadership.
WFH was a temporary thing for most to get through Covid. It was never meant to be permanent.
Not sure how the younger generation will ever get ahead not forming relationships and chemistry with co workers. Sitting at home ‘doing your job’ is really the bare minimum and doesn’t prepare one for leadership.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 11:54 am
Posted on 5/3/26 at 11:51 am to dallastiger55
Before covid, I refused to work from home. Stayed home for 4 years and almost 2 years ago, back in office 3 days a week. It was a big adjustment initially, but enjoyed the change of pace. Realized soon after that it was a complete waste to be back in office sitting on team calls. Just recently we switched to come in as needed. Now I go once a week and it is fine.
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