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Martina Hackbartt
What's your favorite perk of WFH?
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Hey, hunters! Many of us work from home or in a hybrid system. If that's your case: what's your favorite perk of working from home? My top reasons: - Wearing comfy clothes 👔 - Avoiding the commute 🚌 - Being able to travel! ✈️ I'm currently in Europe for a month, and that wouldn't have been possible if I worked in-office.
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Zubair Ahmed
For me, it's all of the reasons you mentioned plus 1. Being able to work on side projects 2. Exploring other things which are not possible while working in-office
Zubair Ahmed
@saifrkhaan I don't think so, exploring is part of your growth. The more you increase your knowledge the better you will become and eventually adding more value to the society
Gabe Moronta
Saving money, eating home cooking whenever I want, walking my puppy, and the most important reason using my own bathroom.
Basharath
Yes, not time waste in commuting, can work any time we want. The most important thing for me is that I'm most productive when working from home.
Cat Hicks
Being able to properly manage my multiple disabilities without having to ask for multiple accommodations that always made me feel “other” in traditional workspaces.
Jonathan Nass
Getting small chores done midday. If I want to throw a load of laundry in at noon, nothing can stop me! That plus no commute allows me to save all my post-work time for side projects, exercise, and socializing.
Shubham Dhawan
The ability to - Take time off whenever I want - Travel anywhere, anytime - Run errands when I want. Unlike WFO, where I had to manage all of it either in the morning and during late evenings or during the weekends - Watch Netflix in the middle of the day - Sit in comfy clothes all the time - Stay in a small town, away from the hustle and bustle of a metro city - Spend a lot of time with my parents - Invest in my side projects - Go for gym in the middle of the day, when it's the least crowded
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
being able to travel is good indeed - i worked and lived from Crete for some months. Comfy clothes : thats tricky. The good thing about "formal" clothes is that they keep you sharp. If you wear sweatpants all day you might miss the alarm bell of having put more weight (this happened to me). Commute: also tricky. I have found that sticking to some type of routine is actually helpful for me. Especially of you walk or cycle to the office, this is a good part of your exercise that you would need to find ways to replace. So what i enjoy is working in co-working spaces (they address the social element as well). but enough with the challenges :) My top reason is flexibility i guess.
Janset Angı
I totally agree with yours and I can add: -fewer distractions, more focused work -being able to eat whatever I have in my fridge -creating time for myself during breaks However, I still prefer hybrid work! It's great for me to enjoy the benefits of both remote and office work. :)
Daniyar Yeskaliyev
- saving time on the commute - ability to still visit the office - when I do go to the office, less people there, because everyone is working from home :D
Mike Nash
For parents with little ones at home, the flexibility of remote for school pickups and activity drop-offs is a game changer.
Marko Rakic
This one is easy for me - I can take a 15min while on work, instead of a classic pause. Basically I get paid for sleeping :)
Abid Unnisa
Keeping in mind the traffic, avoiding to commute is my fav too. But another very important perk is being able to look after the kid while working.
Magdalena Tran
What you mentioned but also more time to work on myself! Improving my mental and physical health and have time to self regulate on stressful days :)
Nithur
It's good for you Martina that your company allows traveling abroad while WFH. Most companies don't provide that flexibility.
Steven Birchall
Being able to cut down time commuting, being able to spend more time with the family and being able to exercise during the day are possibly the top 3, although there are definitely a lot.
Maria Hayat
For me honestly it's being able to work sync but also async- and do my best work during whatever hours I'm more productive
Chris Watson
Travel time and expense relief as well as comfy clothes, working in whatever the position instead of just sitting on a single chair!
Rhea Reanoga
First and foremost for me: NO more commute! I'm living in a country where traffic is worst af. I used to spend a total of 4-5 hours of commute weekly! (No, renting a place near the office was not an option for me) 2nd: I don't have to wake up super early! 3rd: I can take smalls naps and do a little run!
Oleksandr Kopaievych
For me, it's a flexible schedule and saving time and energy for a commute. Also, a good perk is to have healthy homemade meals, which you don't need to bring with you to the office. And it's nice to be at home in case your family needs you, you really feel closer to them... If someone wants to say that family members can distract you, well, my colleagues in the office did great work with that too =)
Hugh Lagrotteria
The list is honestly endless... but my true favorites are — — Having more freedom to work on side projects 🚀🚀 — Money saved on eating out and my commuting 💸💸 — Being able to work remotely, from anywhere 🛫🛬