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1 day or 2 days a week in Office, which do you prefer?

I personally prefer 2 for my well-being. Have done 1 day for quite a period of time.

So determined to do 2 as it helps my well-being by far.

Which would you prefer doing?

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As per my username, I'm a bit old fashioned... and I prefer to travel to the office whenever I can. The reasons are as follows:-

1) I cycle to work, so as well as the obvious benefits for exercise, this also replaces a morning run; so when I arrive, I'm firing on all 4 cylinders and I can focus on what I need to do

2) The physical action / effort of getting means I'm far more motivated to work than if I stayed at home

3) There are way too many distractions / temptations at home

4) On times when I have to work from home, sometimes I can work later than I should, and it's harder to switch off when I'm at home

5) When I get home, i know that it's now "my-time" and it's easier to forget about work than if i was working from home.


For me, the only advantages of working from home are that I can get up later, and I don't need to worry about what I'm wearing, my presentation etc. (unless there's an obligatory Zoom / Teams meeting, of course lol). Having said that, it's nice to have the option to work from home when the weather is bad (my cycle commute is an hour each way... so not nice to cycle in a storm for that amount of time).

But that's just me... lots of people think I'm strange... but hey, that's how I roll :p:
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