I will be the first to say it.
We all unspokenly are thinking about it.
Going into the office is waste of time.
Remote work is fantastic and makes 100% complete sense.
I have been blessed to experience the gigantic shift in jobs that were able to move to a completely digital manner overnight.
Not only are the cost savings huge in terms of commute, dressing, and food. I have appreciatively earned more mental space to focus on myself.
Speaking candidly, working in an environment that you have to be in, does not cultivate high levels of productivity.
If I wanted to work, I would naturally go find a quiet space to complete my tasks.
Being home, however, has encouraged many of us to create a work environment that does induce focus.
This is a blessing.
For the first time, home offices, libraries, and even studios were carefully thought out with the integration of family dynamics as well as personal taste.
Suddenly everyone got to carve out their own sacred working space to pursue their craft.
Antique houses in the past usually came with a chamber of study. A library or collection studio where artifacts of knowledge would be held. Perhaps even staged to indicate intellect and culture.
Feels like we are reviving an intellectual lifestyle of our past for the better.
So in many ways, remote work and the shift to personal workspace at home have proved with cold-hard-results that it works.
Will there ever be a reason to go into the office then?
Yes. Very occasionally possibly?
I will admit that after 2 years of remote work seeing friends in person has its merit.
The first is the human connection. The embrace, sitting next to each other, eating together, and joking together makes work feel less like work and really a bunch of people sharing a goal together.
It’s great – hallmark card marketing stuff.
Enough to go in every day? Still no.
The element of scarcity plays a role in making me appreciate a commute, dressing up, and seeing colleagues occasionally.
Being in the office really is about building relationships. Feeling present with another human being.
I love the idea of the team get-togethers as retreats in the name of team culture building.
In this case, from my experience alone, it makes perfect sense.
The office will be optional.
Remote is here to stay.
