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[quote=Anonymous]I didn’t telework pre-2020 even though most of my office either had one day PP or an AWS. I have a short commute and didn’t see the need for it. Then COVID hit and we were home 100% of the time and during that period, with all the upheaval with school and parenting during a pandemic, having that flexibility and the freedom to both work and have time for my kids-not during working hrs but to be there when they got home from school or to be able to shut down at 5 and transition right to family time-was priceless and I was grateful for it as those days were hard and unpredictable.
 
Then we slowly returned to ultimately three days a week and I appreciated the balance. Being the office and having face time was great but I could get a lot more done on my quiet, uninterrupted home days. Plus I could still step out, take the dog for a walk, and strike a balance in my work/life.

What I’m noticing now that we’re back five days is that I appreciate balancing work/life more than I ever did pre-2020 and no longer take it for granted. Now that I know what I’m missing out on by not being home at all, I’m much more willing to carve out the time to make sure I’m still getting in the family time, the walk with the dog, the exercise time, etc. Unless something is crashing I’m not compromising that time and my boundaries are much stronger than before. The in-office time goes by so quickly-the days breeze by, so that’s a positive but I hope we get at least one day of TW back by 2029-the complete lack of flexibility is unreasonable and sucks up my leave if I can’t flex a day here or there. [/quote]

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