2 WFH parents or 1 SAHM/1WFH spouse

[Anonymous]

Curious if there are any of you? Or a SAHM/Dad and WFH spouse?

How do you feel the dynamic is effecting you, your family, etc??

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

my husband and I are both WFH for the foreseeable future. Possibly, in a month or so he'll be back in the office one day a week. I've been WFH for years.

It's generally been really nice, actually. I love having lunch with him every day. Sometimes I'm a little shocked at just how much his voice projects during conference calls. We're looking into finishing the attic into an office space, so that would help a lot.

[Anonymous]

2 WFH parents and a nanny with two kids. We’ve definitely made it work in a pretty small space. I could go on like this forever! No commute and no bra!

[Anonymous]

We both work from home. It's great. We share an office, but DH can work from anywhere. I think it's nice for the kids - they seem to like when they come home and bombard us with info about school for a little break.

[Anonymous]

One WFM one SAHM here. I really miss the personal space and alone time I had pre pandemic. But other than that it's working out ok.

[Anonymous]

DH is now WFH, and I’m part-time SAHM, part-time WFH. I’ve been WFH since we had kids. I so very much miss having the house to myself on school days. I plunged into a bit of a depression back in the early days of the pandemic. I’ve gotten used to it now, but I still miss how things used to be.

[Anonymous]

My DH was SAHD and I WFH 95% of the time. Before the pandemic, I was 75% telework. DH just started new job, he will be 90% telework.
We get to have lunch together, get some light housework done while teleworking (like rotate the laundry or unload/load the dishwasher at lunch).
I know for me, sometimes it feels like I never leave work. My hours are 6:30 to 3, but I’m usually working until 5 or 6.
I do miss going out for lunch. DH and I will go out sometimes, but it’s not the same as grabbing lunch with coworkers or friends.

[Anonymous]

I love it. We spend a lot of time together, but we enjoy it.

[Anonymous]

One PT SAHM, and one WFH dad who is heading back to the office a few days a week soon.

I think having DH in the office a few days a week will be our sweet spot. I love having him home and I think it's been great for his relationship with the kids. Also just good for his mental and physical health to be skipping the commute and have more opportunities to work out, eat better, etc. I'm really glad he's going to keep WFH a few days a week for these reasons.

But I also cannot wait until I get some of my quiet time back. I used to get about 4 hours a day alone in the house to work, do housework, and also have my "me time". It's a lot to pack into a small period of time, but it was enough for me. And it's just not the same with DH home. Yes, I get to eat lunch with him and check in with him during the day. But I also have to clean around him. Sometimes he is distracting when I'm trying to get work done. And as much as I love him, I need to be totally alone sometimes. Especially with little kids. I really need a little bit of just total solitude every day to feel like myself.

So I'm grateful I'm getting that back. But yes, there are some real benefits to both of us being at home all the time and I hope to keep enjoying those.

[Anonymous]

We both tried WFM for a while when things were shutting down. It was really bad. But we had two kids also hike from school. DH quickly went back to the office by choice and then I went back before the kids. Too many people all together.

[Anonymous]

^the kids were teens if that makes a difference.

[Anonymous]

My husband and I would 100% be divorced if we both worked from home. There is no way we would be able to handle that much together time.

[Anonymous]

How did you all get your husband's to go back to the office?. Mine is being resistant and it's killing our marriage. Or at least the way I look at him. I'm the type of person who needs a little bit of alone time. I'm currently working in the office 100%, but he never leaves the house. It's a bit of a turn off.

[Anonymous]

SAHM with now WAHD. Some days I come close to losing my mind. I want my space. It’s nice having him around but I need a break and rarely get it. At some point he’ll hopefully go back into the office 2 days a week which will be good.

[Anonymous]

I’m a SAHM with a WFH dad. It’s nice! Office has a door and he’s tolerant of noise. If he has a meeting or something where he needs quiet we just clear out.