how can a 26 year old enjoy working from home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughters are in their twenties. Oldest goes to the office frequently. They have good snacks and they have a gym and she likes to buy nice clothes and show them off at the office. Lots of young people work there and they have frequent social events and go out for drinks. Youngest goes in several days a week as well. I think she might be dating her boss but she also likes wearing cute outfits and she likes her colleagues. I met my husband at work. I used to dress up cute for work as well.

This is the cutest post (except for the boss part)! I’m 44 and it’s been a long time but you are taking me back to the days of carefully planning out outfits with my work friends- and our rushed lunchtime shopping trips. Sometimes we wouldn’t have enough time to try things on and wait in the cashier line, so we’d have to put things on hold for after work. And then studying fashion magazines and those “take your outfit from day to night” spreads. I can’t believe I had a life where I got to worry about wearing something that I could take from day to night. I miss it.

[Anonymous]

Ask if you can do in-person for a couple of days per week.

Find an in-person job.

Move to the town where your family and friends are to have some reliable built in social network.

Join a gym, hiking club, recreational sports team. Enroll for Golf or tennis lessons.

Take an evening or weekend course at a local university.

Take up a new hobby, learn a new skill.

Volunteer for charity, politics or some good cause.

Get involved with think tanks or some research study.

[Anonymous]

Meditation and therapy are helpful. Always turn on TV, radio or music when not actively focused on work, even when cooking or cleaning etc. Learn basic healthy cooking from internet. FaceTime parents, grandparents or siblings, get more engaged in their lives, old people enjoy it. Reach out to siblings, friends or cousins in nearby towns for occasional weekend plans.

[Anonymous]

Date, find a partner, ask family and friends to introduce you to suitable people.

[Anonymous]

Go check out your local Toastmasters club, not just for speaking skills but for socializing as well. Not every local chapter is great but o many actually are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughters are in their twenties. Oldest goes to the office frequently. They have good snacks and they have a gym and she likes to buy nice clothes and show them off at the office. Lots of young people work there and they have frequent social events and go out for drinks. Youngest goes in several days a week as well. I think she might be dating her boss but she also likes wearing cute outfits and she likes her colleagues. I met my husband at work. I used to dress up cute for work as well.

This is the cutest post (except for the boss part)! I’m 44 and it’s been a long time but you are taking me back to the days of carefully planning out outfits with my work friends- and our rushed lunchtime shopping trips. Sometimes we wouldn’t have enough time to try things on and wait in the cashier line, so we’d have to put things on hold for after work. And then studying fashion magazines and those “take your outfit from day to night” spreads. I can’t believe I had a life where I got to worry about wearing something that I could take from day to night. I miss it.

You sound 84, not 44. Are you going to tell us about your above-the-knee skirts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Date, find a partner, ask family and friends to introduce you to suitable people.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Working from home and living alone is feelin’ a lot like 2020. Everyday feels the same, no physical contact, and way too much thinking. Anyone have tips on getting out of this rut?

I thought living alone was going to be so much fun, because in every tv show, you moved out in your 20s even because living alone is so much fun.......

I am a 26 years old software engineer and I've never been back to the office after March 2020. WFH is the best thing for young people. I wake up at 6am to go to the gym and be back home at 8am to have breakfast, and start the work day at 8:30am. Took an hour break during lunch to play pickleball with friends and have lunch after that. Play tennis or 9 holes golf with friends at 5pm and go out for a drink and dinner after that. If I have to work in the office, I would not be able to go to the gym, play PB/tennis, and hang out with friends on weekdays. No way I am going back to the office.

How did you end up with all of your friends living around you to play sports with at noon for an hour or from 5pm? Do they all WFH full time and coincidentally ended up living near you? Or are you talking about random ppl you meet e.g. at the tennis court everyday?

26 years old SWE poster here. I meet all of the people that I play PB, tennis and golf on either meetup or other sports sites, and it is extremely easy. People I play tennis with are around my age, those that I play PB and golf with tend to be older. I also join a couple of bookclub and music club on weekends so that I can explore new reading materials and play music, I play the acoustic guitar. I am very active on weekdays and weekends so I am never bored. Time for me to head to the gym.

[Anonymous]

Amidst the snark, there is some good advice here for OP. I’ll just add that it’s ok if remote work isn’t for you. Some people act like it’s the perfect work environment for everyone. For some of us, going to the office is better for our physical and mental health and that’s ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get out of the house. Join a gym, take neighborhood walks, join a club, go to the library, take a class or 2, etc. You have to take the initiative to get out and about.

+1

And go into the office at least weekly if it is local.

[Anonymous]

Gen Xer here. I would hate to WFH at age 26. I met so many of my previous boyfriends at work and some friends as well. I would love to find a WFH job now though as a mom of 2 kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughters are in their twenties. Oldest goes to the office frequently. They have good snacks and they have a gym and she likes to buy nice clothes and show them off at the office. Lots of young people work there and they have frequent social events and go out for drinks. Youngest goes in several days a week as well. I think she might be dating her boss but she also likes wearing cute outfits and she likes her colleagues. I met my husband at work. I used to dress up cute for work as well.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amidst the snark, there is some good advice here for OP. I’ll just add that it’s ok if remote work isn’t for you. Some people act like it’s the perfect work environment for everyone. For some of us, going to the office is better for our physical and mental health and that’s ok.

I work at a 6000 employees company with about 75% of the employees are under 30 years old. The company recently did a survey regarding Return To Office (RTO) and 99% of the 30 years old and under voted NOT to return to office PERMANENTLY.  40% of the remaining 25% want to RTO two days a week.  The young crowd does not want to be in the office.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would just rent a small studio and travel around the country/world. Live in different places for a few months each while working remotely.

Otherwise get an in person job. When I was 26 I didn’t know very many 26 year olds who lived alone. We shared houses and worked out of the house. It was a fantastic time in my life.

A lot of work in the government and some in private sectors, you are NOT allowed to be working outside the US.

So what? Live in different places around the country for a few months each. December to February in Miami, February to May in San Diego, May to August in Seattle, whatever

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amidst the snark, there is some good advice here for OP. I’ll just add that it’s ok if remote work isn’t for you. Some people act like it’s the perfect work environment for everyone. For some of us, going to the office is better for our physical and mental health and that’s ok.

Yep, that's it - different strokes for different folks. I've always loved working remotely - and I totally understand why it doesn't work for someone else.