Thanks for sharing all your thoughts. It’s great to hear everyone’s opinions. COVID definitely has changed things for a lot of workplaces.

A big part of the problem is we aren’t working from home by design. The systems and structures in place weren’t designed for an entirely remote workplace. Working from home would work better for people if we had a complete rethink and overhaul of work and our work spaces.

It’s the way forward from now on

love working at home (and good break when the occasional day at the office comes about) – i can do some housework, baking/cooking/prep dinner, sort/clean etc a lot more.
bonus for me is, set 9-5pm job so just log in and log off on time.

I like the balance of working from home and the office now.

I wish I had the opportunity to work from home

Working from home is time saving and easy to get every thing done around the house.

I would do anything to be able to work from home so I can work at all due to my disabilities. It is hard to get a foot in the door with these kinds of positions.

I think it all depends on the individual, some like it at home and others prefer the work environment

I’m back in the office now and used to it.

Working at home with the kids their and working at home without the kids there are two completely different beasts.

I’m lucky to have been working from home for the past 15-16 years. It is a discipline though and I’ve committed to working set hours and wearing work clothes to differentiate with others. In the early days, I had to say no to chats after school drop off, and no to coffees during the day etc. It’s now the way I live and work and I feel I have the best of both worlds.

I worked from home during COVID but since gone back to the office full time. We have a big, busy office which gets noisy. I’d like the opportunity to work 2 days per week at home. Unfortunately since I manage 10 people, it probably wouldn’t happen.

I do a 2/3 split and love working at home. Would do it 3-4 days if I could.

I just recently started a position where I can work from home, 2 days in the office and 3 from home. I personally LOVE IT I’d rather do all 5 days from home if I could I prefer that then going into the office !

I have been working from home for over a year now and don’t mind it. It was something that was going to be on the cards for me before Covid. I do start work earlier been home but I also get to sleep in longer. My husband is the only occasional problem during Zoom and of course the dog.

My husband started working from home due to covid and its been great as he was here to see more of our daughter. The positives have definitely outwayed the negatives

I suppose it would depend on where you work and how sensitive it is. I had stopped work about 18 months before Covid hit.

I don’t mind it at all

It depends on your type of work, home set up, personality type, and location to work, but generally it has saved a lot of travel time and transport costs, and flexibility to start early and jump on a bit late if I had specific work that is best done without interruption. Probably a hybrid option would work out best and balance business and social needs.