I am 26 now. And started my career in 2018 when i was 21, and from my first day till now I am doing a wfh. Initially it felt good as you get lots of personal time, no travel time and expenses. And then in covid while people where panicking switching to wfh, I was already adapt to it very well. But lately I have now started seeing some negative impacts of it. 1- Social life is at stake as I went to study outside my home town and almost lost all my connections here. 2- No personal interaction with people on higher position than you as that helps a lot in ones upbringing. 3- Following same life style for years and years. 4- Poor physical health and mental health being in a room for 8 hours of work, 8 hours of sleep and 2-4 hours more depending on other tasks.
Adding to it now i feel it makes more sense having a office job which makes you feel more lively and a part of society.
instead of bitching here, go workout daily, participate in your household work, do something with your free time (cycling, hanging out with friends etc) , i am also doing wfh and absolutely love it and if you still feel wfo is better try going to blr/pune and face the traffic one way, you will thank your stars that you have wfh
I don’t know how can someone make perception that i don’t workout. Just by my words. I have been going gym since 2020. 60-90 minutes of workout per day on an average.
Then how is your health poor? Do you have some illness ?
A lifestyle issue cannot be solved by commuting to office daily and engaging in office gossip. It may act as a distraction but if I understand right, you are not working out and not practicing mindfulness to improve your physical and mental health. Once you start commuting to office, there are even lesser chances that you will start that because a good amount of time will go in traffic and unnecessary social interactions (mainly gossip).
Yes this may not be the exact solution but could lower it to some extent. It was just a thought as i have never been to office before
Point I was trying to make is - office environment won’t lower it unless you combine it with regular workout and meditation. Not to discourage you from going to the office, but prompting you to address the root cause rather than looking for workarounds (distractions)
Do household work. Cleaning your house, chopping vegetables, washing utensils, getting veggies and meat from kirana stores. You will feel more grounded. Working in software companies in office is not any better. Life is drudgery for everyone. Don't expect to do anything different.
Seems like a great thought.
100% agree with you here. As someone who suffered during work from home myself - everything has become better for me as I returned to work from office.
Mental health, physical health and relationships and friends. All better.
Have been doing WFH Since 2019 and enjoying so far. As you mentioned, me too, have lost connections with my friends even with those which were close friends. I would suggest you to go on vacation, alone if no one joins you, it helps so much.
Yeah, have been already doing that too. At least you could relate to this.
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