Image Capture: I captured this crescent moon hanging above a strip of amber light yesterday evening, as if the sky itself clocked out early and refused one last meeting.
There was a time when going to the office was treated like a moral achievement.
Wake up at an hour that insults the body. Sit in traffic with half a sandwich and rising irritation. Arrive already tired. Smile like this was normal. For years, that routine was called discipline. Meanwhile, many of us were simply spending money, patience, and good eyelashes to prove we could answer emails in another building.
Then lockdown arrived and removed the performance.
Suddenly the meeting was on Zoom, Meets, Teams and WhatsApp. The commute was six steps. The dress code became respectable from the waist up and deeply uncommitted below it - pajama pants, shorts… anyone? People discovered their colleagues had children, dogs, kettles, load shedding, weak Wi Fi, and one good corner in the house with decent light. It was chaotic. It was messy. But it also revealed something important. A lot of work could, in fact, be done from home.
And yes, I do prefer it.
I prefer my own tea and coffee. I prefer not having to pretend fluorescent lighting and aircon wars are good for anyone’s spirit. I prefer starting work without first surviving traffic like I am being tested for character development. Working from home gave many of us flexibility, quiet, and time we did not realise the office had been stealing in small daily instalments.
But let us be honest about it.
Not everyone got that choice.
While some of us were adjusting webcam angles and mastering the art of looking attentive on mute, others were still out there doing the work that keeps society standing. Retail workers. Nurses. Drivers. Cleaners. Security guards. Factory teams. Hospitality staff. Many industries do not allow the luxury of remote work, no matter how beautifully one phrases the benefits of balance.
So yes, I prefer working from home.
But I try not to speak about it like I discovered enlightenment.
For me, it works. It gives me peace, comfort, and better snacks. But it is lonely if you are not connecting with humans in a meaningful way - not the “smile drops when the camera does” - and I know it is still a privilege shaped by the kind of work I do. That truth matters.
Because working from home may improve work life balance.
It just never improved it equally.
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I am in a WFH setup. But there are times I would love to go back to my previous job where I have the freedom to travel on weekends.
So, not everything we think about WFH we can get once we're on it 😊 expect consequences...
Yeah, I hear you, @jane1289. I had an in-person week last week working alongside my full team and a full day event with 45 people today, and, WOW! 😮😲 was I EXHAUSTED…
…from the commute, from having to put real clothes on, from talking to people but, BUT - I loved how much i missed talking to people in real life.
It has a different energy…
Unfortunately, I cannot work from home as I haven't figured out how to fit patients for glasses that way, lol! Even during the height of the pandemic, I would simply hand out the glasses through a slightly open door and ask the patients to come back when we were open. We would only do eye exams on an emergency basis at first.
It is great that you get to work from home, and can keep focused on the task at hand. Thank you for sharing and have a lovely day! !LADY
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Ahh ofcourse. Wow - this took me back. Remembering how us as a human race had to work together whilst distancing.
Thanks so much for sharing how you navigated work during lockdown. Crazy how “real” things got and how it pushed us to push through, right?
Hope you had a wonderful day 🌸🌸🌸 !LADY
It was an unusual and crazy time for sure! Take care my friend! !BBH 🌹
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Booyah!
Beautifully written and honest to it's core.
This is the type of writing that inspires me
Thank you!
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 ahhhh this is beautiful. Thank you. Isn’t it amazing how relatable our “unique” experiences are? I’m so happy this connected.
Have a great day.
Well you have your point, but unfortunately some of us can't work from home because of distractions. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, fair enough - good point. 🌸