I was working from home before the virus. The difference for me now is that my other colleagues work from home too. The quality of our meetings has improved, and I feel that I'm on a more even playing field now (in term of evaluation for instance). It's great. I'm also collaborating more closely with some colleagues with whom I had little interaction before.
That being said, working from home is not for everyone. Not everybody has a good working environment. Some people get distracted, feel lonely, or are unable to maintain good work/life balance.
It really has pros and cons. What I hope at least is that it will be less taboo in the future and more employers will be open to that option.
> That being said, working from home is not for everyone.
Actually, even work (in any particular set of circumstances) is not for everyone. And still, people do manage.
For example, open offices are not for everyone. Yet they do happen.
Imagine, if at your future employer, you could simply decide whether you want to WfH or not. And they would plan the office accordingly. They would rent less space. Why not give people the freedom?
> or are unable to maintain good work/life balance
Happens to me in an absurdly trivial way: pre-antiviral-WFH I was taking my main meal of the day as lunch at the office, now it's dinner at home. After lunch it was easy for office life (and caffeine) to get me back to speed. But evening side projects don't stand a chance against the digestion passivity of a full dinner. A full lunch at home isn't possible for me because at that time of the day I'm just not hungry enough unless the food is prepared for me.
That being said, working from home is not for everyone. Not everybody has a good working environment. Some people get distracted, feel lonely, or are unable to maintain good work/life balance.
It really has pros and cons. What I hope at least is that it will be less taboo in the future and more employers will be open to that option.