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Stop Spitting Your Dummy Out
A work colleague was really mad because I refused to return to the office
Office life is dead.
Ok, I’m being dramatic but I’m officially done with rat race we call a standard 9–5 office job.
I’ve been working at home since March 2020 and pandemic stress aside I have been loving it.
I would frequently tell colleagues who hated this ‘new normal’ that they were not experiencing what actual work from home life could be like.
Without the restrictions of lockdown, where you can leave your house after the working day is done, working from home gets a lot more enjoyable. There’s no commute, more money saved and no pointless conversations.
I loved working from home straight away and have continued to do so. I feel less stressed minus the travel, crowds, and working from a packed office where every phone call is listened into which sets my social anxiety off.
My mental health improved without the constant need to be on show in the theatre we call the work day. And…despite the fact many will say workers are less productive at home, during this time of working remotely, I’ve done my job well with compliments off managers and anyone I worked with.
