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by jfrbfbreudh 436 days ago
Same here. I started an in-office job recently as the company’s highest ranking engineer and my productivity has plummeted vs WFH.

I found myself having to allocate mental bandwidth to my environment to allow for the possibility of being interrupted by others, so I ended up both less productive and more tired.

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What you see as an interruption is somebody else clearing their path. It could be that your personal productivity drop is resulting in a productivity gain for the group.
Are you in an open office? I found that to be extremely fatiguing relative to a private office, a shared office, or even a cubicle.