Work from home or Work from office?

Honestly think this is a gray area. Not everyone has a great at-home environment and some people don't want to commute. This article covers a ton of pros, cons, etc: https://drop-desk.com/hybrid-work

For all the benefits that WFH gives, I guess its important for people (especially early in career) to come to office occasionally. Creative collaboration, serendipitous conversations and feeling of trust are something that I don't think can replicated easily in WFH

As a marketer, I need to connect with people, hear their ideas, brainstorm, and "talk-it-through". Couple of days working from home — okay, to focus and execute your plans, but no more.

I prefer working from office. Working from home makes me feel more lazy. I can't control when to wake up. and I feel like everything is mixed up, doing home stuff while doing my work tasks.

Always find it a very interesting discussion as there is of course an extensive list of pro's and con's. I for myself, think that remote work and culture can be as daunting as building culture in the office. We do see a trend that big companies like Microsoft and Google return workers back to the office, however, I do not see this as a permanent development (https://www.protocol.com/bulleti...). I think progressive organisations should actually support remote/hybrid working positions to save costs and improve employee satisfaction. However, given a development towards remote working, I do see two types of workforces developing within the same organisation. I believe the actual struggle we should be addressing is how do you keep both workforces well connected to maintain a strong company culture!

Neither? I don't like working at home, because I need a separate space to feel productive. But I also think the benefits of remote work are amazing and far outweigh in-person offices. My solution: rent a small private office about 5-10 minutes from where I live. It allows me to get out of the house and have a separate work space while still eliminating the negatives of the office.

I am building a fully remote company currently and it's imperative to build in practices to foster trust with your employees. We had performance issues with one employee early on and it was hard to know exactly what this person was up to all day when those deadlines weren't met. However, we also romanticize the 'in office = trust' framework. If someone doesn't want to work, they will find creative ways to skirt responsibility whether they are at home or at the office. Finally, in-person meetings can happen with a remote first work culture, just like virtual meetings will continue at an in-office first work culture. As a leader, it's important to have systems in place to check in regularly, to have clear deadlines and to build up team members so they feel empowered and that they can have an impact. This isn't a factor of remote or in-person in my opinion.

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I agree with the statement. And if the managers can't trust their employees then create deadlines and if those deadlines are getting met, then trust your employees. Remote working is of high value for the employer and employee, but does need discipline.

I like to have an opportunity to do both. The most suitable model of work for me - 3 or 4 days at office and 2 or 1 days at home per week. At office it's easier to connect with a coworkers, have a small talk and etc. But sometimes I feel like I need to work remotely (because of mood for instance).

Currently, we are working from office.

Because we are busy building our major version of the current product, sitting in the same office is more convenient for problem discussion. And new team members also can build a good relationships with current members. If some guys need to work from home sometimes, we can support that.

In our company, practically everyone works remotely.

Due to recent events, working from home has become more acceptable and common. The ability to travel to other locations without a break from work. Complete freedom of movement, you become location independent and can even live/travel with other remote professionals.

Wfh is something which we all started enjoying recently and it helps in balancing professional and personal life.

Hybride, I go to the office for the big meeting that can take a lot of time. And for my personnal mission, remote work!

As a working parent, I really appreciate the flexibility of remote work. I used to think it would be distracting and hard to manage, but I prefer working from home over going into the office. But I think it would be nice to have to sit down with my team occasionally and have face-to-face conversations.

I think there should be blend of both the modes of work. Since, we all have seen that WFH is workable so employees should be given privilege to do WFH and if possible then they can visit office once a week to interact with their co-workers because no matter how much they talk on zoom or google meet, meeting in person hits differently.

I love the social aspect of working from the office, but commuting + distractions are so tricky for me. We have a hybrid team across timezones and recommended WFO days, but are flexible which is nice! I've found connecting with team members that are remote by DMing them with less-work related stuff has been really helpful to connect while remote, which means that when I am in the office for a social event / team strategy meeting, I'm a lot more present and energised! ⚡️

I think it's not necessarily the location itself. I'd imagine I'd have the same adverse reaction to "Work ONLY from this coffee shop" as I do to "Work from office." The flexibility is what I appreciate.