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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say I average about 3-4 hours of solid work a day.

Keep in mind - even before WFH was common, there was a lot of research out there that knowledge/desk workers topped out at about 5-6 hours of solid work a day no matter how many hours they were in the office. So comparing this to 8 hours is a bit silly.

I'm not doing anything weird like a mouse mover or having my spouse check my email. If I'm actually going to be off Slack for more than an hour, I let people know (like if I have a doctor's appointment or have to run an errand or something), but otherwise, I'm always responsive. My bosses are happy with my output and deadlines are getting met. But yeah, I take frequent breaks, and I do thinks like unload the dishwasher, clean the kitchen, sort laundry, etc during my work hours. And that's average - if it's a busy week, it's a busy week, I'll get my stuff done and hit my deadlines. On the other hand, if it's a slow week, I might take a nap. [/quote]

OP here. I’m a SAHM wanting to go back to work. My youngest is now in elementary but my older kids seem to require more rides than ever. Before I stopped working I used to have a part time job that was 30 hours per week in the office. My boss was ok with me part time because I did more work than people who actually worked full time. I had to cram all this work in the hours I was at the office and I often finished at home because I left to pick up my kids. I definitely got the short end of the stick on that job.

Now it seems like WFH culture is here to stay. I’m hoping I can work full time work from home and work around 25-30 hours per week.[/quote]

That’s the problem with “30/hour a week jobs.” I’ve never actually seen anyone in those jobs get 25% less work than a 40 hour a week person. Sounds like you were doing as much as your 40/hour a week colleagues. Even though they were “in the office working 40 hours,” they probably weren’t really doing that much extra work in the extra hours they were in the office were they? [/quote]

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