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by patmcc 984 days ago
I've been full-time remote for 9 years, and the part that's really taking a toll on me is that, without third places, and without work, I have only the "first place". And that's just not enough to be healthy.
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Offices still exist. You can come join those of us who like to go in to the office, if you want :)
Haha, yah, I'm working on that. :)

For family reasons I've been inconveniently far from offices for a while, and have a really good employer that allowed WFH (long before covid), but I've gotten pretty convinced at least 2 days/week in-office is probably important for my mental health.

I'd encourage anyone to consider if full-time remote is working for you; maybe it is, and for me I think it did for a time, but most of us humans (even introverts) are social creatures, and unless you're good about finding a third place, or making friends elsewhere, work is still a really good place to do that.

Offices are the second place, and we need a break from them.
Sure. Just saying (yes, yes, no) may be an improvement over (yes, no, no).