May 26, 2020

Working from home

As a result of COVID-19, I have been working from home since the third week of March. At first I was resistant to working from home, but now I’m dreading the day when I have to return to the office.

Working from home has revealed a few things to me

• I spend less money- no vending machine snacks, parking fees or going out for lunch
• I get to spend more time in the space I’m paying for. Before working from home, I spent the majority of my day at the office. Home was just a place to eat, watch a couple of hours of TV and go to sleep.
• I would rarely leave my home. This is not such a positive thing. I’m already an introvert and homebody so I will soon become a hermit.

Although I like working from home, there is a social aspect of working in an office with other people that I miss. I work with a great group of people and I’ve met some of my good friends through work.

Going forward I think having the option to work from home and in the office will be a good balance. And I need a social life, lol.