[Jaruzel]

Counter balance: I have also been WFH for the past several years. I enjoy it and prefer it to working in an office.

The thing is, WFH is not for everyone. Some people will thrive in it, and some will not, and that's OK. Don't try and force yourself into a pattern that doesn't suit. Once the pandemic is over, revert to the work environment you enjoy most.

In the meantime, if you feel lonely, try always-on voice comms with your teammates while you all work as usual, mostly the audio will be quiet, but it does allow for people to spontaneously ask questions, or bounce ideas, is if you all were still in the office.

[sshagent]

I second this. I've worked from home for about 11 years now, pre-covid everything was fine. Met up with friends a couple of times a week, and the odd organised social.

A little more awkward nowadays with lockdowns and such, which has me a little twitchy.

[mistersquid]

> try always-on voice comms with your teammates while you all work as usual

What software or hardware does your team use for this?

[Jaruzel]

On-prem Skype for Business lets you do this. But tbh any of the gamer orientated voice-comms platforms would work if you don't have that sort of thing as part of your work platform.

[majewsky]

Uh... all of them? Just turn off cameras and put the chat window in the background.