Ask Lemmy

I would never want to go to an office again. Maybe it's just me, but the social anxiety I feel by constantly being surrounded by strangers in tight quarters really weighs on me. There's constant pressure to fit in, to do small talk, to ignore annoyances like that group of coworkers who never seem to be working and are always laughing loudly. The distractions, the social anxiety, and then there literally getting sick because someone comes to work sick as fuck. So many times I would hear people sneezing and coughing 15-20 feet from my desk and then within a couple of days I would also be sick (for weeks). Even at companies who encouraged wfh if sick. Ridiculous.

I do miss grabbing a beer after work with the select few coworkers who I actually bonded with, but then again even that often came with being forced to talk to a few people who kinda grated on my nerves.

I also enjoy being able to take walks and do chores from home without fearing being judged or reprimanded. I honestly probably get more work done at home anyway. In some ideal world where I'd go into an office with like < 10 people who I actually like, with a short or enjoyable commute, 3 days a week, I'd probably enjoy that a lot. But none of those conditions have been present at any job I've had or maybe even have heard of.

It's also shitty for pets to be gone most of the day all week. So yeah, fuck an office. Can't even wear the most comfortable clothes there, and my last office situation was extremely lax about the dress code. The negatives outweigh the positives several-fold for me.