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[quote=Anonymous]My DH is supposed to start ramping up in-person work this month. He never had any WFH at all prior to Covid, but has been home 100% of the time since last March. Once he's back, it looks like he'll have the flexibility to WFH at least 2 days a week, possibly more.

He always struggles with change so I now he's anxious about this. But I actually think he'll prefer it once he's back. He'll get to keep some of the things he likes about WFH on those days (being able to go for a bike ride on his lunch hour, sleeping in a bit, more time with our DC) but I am hoping he'll realize that he missed some stuff and it won't be too painful. Surely his work space was more conducive to getting work done than our kitchen table? Surely he misses his train commute at least a little -- all that quiet time to read or listen to music? I don't want the transition to be too painful.

I have WFH for years and am really looking forward to getting my workspace back. It will be nice to have him home more and I think at first I'll miss him a bit. But he and our DC have been home FT for the last year and wow has my work suffered. I find myself working in the middle of the night a lot because I just really struggle to get work done with people around me all the time. I don't complain about it out loud because (1) it's not their fault at all that they've been home, and (2) no one wants to hear from the person who has always WFH about how they wish their family would leave the house so they can work. But it's true. I had my work life arranged pretty perfectly pre-pandemic and I can't wait to get back to it. I can feel my blood pressure going down just thinking about it![/quote]

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