Me too, I get so much more done at home and it's less tiring and less stressful, too. I'm on a hybrid model now and the in-office days are enervating.I am the polar opposite. I loved working from home during the Pandemic and I hate having to go sit in the office.One data point is what happened during the Pandemic, with WFH and general secession of conventional office routine. Even though still nominally working full-time, and receiving a commensurate paycheck, I was miserable. I missed the office... both the figurative office, of coworkers being together, and the literal office, namely a room with four walls, a chair and a desk. "Home office" was a pathetic oxymoron. I could never concentrate as well at home, even on reading novels. Then there was the commute... I missed it so much, that I'd get into the car, and would drive around the neighborhood in circles, just for facsimile of the sensation of driving, parking and arriving. Normal after-work activities, such as going to the gym (provided that gyms were open), lost their meaning, when there was no "work" followed by "after work". And don't get me started about the meaninglessness of weekends!... In surveys I've seen, the majority of people are quite happy with retirement. I would speculate that the majority of the unhappy retirees are those that didn't financially prepare for retirement. The number of unhappy retirees who have enough money but miss the "purpose", socialization, and gold stars from work seem like a real but quite small population.
It seems that most people find ways to fulfill their human needs better with freedom from paid work than those that have less autonomy due to work time requirements. When that's not the case, it seems there is a lack of imagination/curiosity/life (i.e. I don't know what I'd do with my time if I wasn't working), or some weird moral view (i.e. work is good, enjoyment is evil). ...
If we managed to thrive with WFH during the Pandemic, that's a successful dress-rehearsal for retirement. And if not, not.
But when it comes to thinking about retiring in several years, I have lately been recognizing all of the positive things about working and I think it's worth considering that it's easy to forget that there are--for many people--lots of good things about having a job that shouldn't just be dismissed in a rush to quit working.
Statistics: Posted by MoonOrb — Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:46 pm — Replies 142 — Views 19726