Do you think working from home has been good or bad overall?

[RayOfLight]

This came up in conversation and I wanted a broader take.

I am especially interested in what people would avoid as well as what they recommend.

Would be interested to hear from people at different stages of experience with this, not just experts.

Would be interested to hear what people here think

[Rob]

There is definitely a dark side to all this quiet productivity that nobody wants to talk about. Juniors and new hires are getting completely shafted because they miss out on those random, spontaneous chats by the coffee machine where you pick up half your practical knowledge. Sure, Zoom calls are fine for scheduled meetings, but mentoring someone through a complex problem via screen share is absolute torture

[Gold Yasmin]

My cat has become my most demanding coworker and honestly I am not sure her performance reviews are up to scratch. She regularly headbutts my microphone during client calls and sleeps right across my keyboard whenever a deadline is looming. Jokes aside though, the isolation got to me last winter, so joining a local co-working space two days a week really saved my sanity.

[Ava84]

My company tried to force everyone back three days a week last month and half the senior dev team quit on the spot. Management acted completely shocked like they hadn't spent three years proving we could do our jobs just fine from our kitchen tables. Rent and parking savings alone make remote work worth fighting for, so I hope this hybrid compromise sticks around.