[spacedcowboy]

I work from home, in the shed at the bottom of the garden. If I want/need time alone, I still have that separate space. Mostly though, I just appreciate the extra 20 minutes in bed in the morning, and the extra time in the evening with the family (the kid is at the stage where engineering challenges are still fun for him, so it's fun for me too).

I have already told my manager that despite the official "you must work 2 days in the office per week" policy, if they ever try to apply that to me, I'm out. I'm looking for an excuse for early retirement, but it's just too much of a risk to disturb the status quo at the moment. Perturb the situation at your peril, employer-mine.

I got a seat-assignment earlier in the week (the official line is that they've hired too many people and can't place everyone, so some of us have 'volunteered' to stay at home). I was just about to enquire what was going on in Slack when he got to me first saying it was a group-wide thing and he'd reassign me to a non-desk seat as soon as he could. Which he did; and so I continue to work there...