"I've been working from home full-time or mostly full-time for the past 5 years now. When I tell people about my work situation, their first reaction is often, "I'm so jealous! I wish I could hang out at home all day." And, yeah, many parts of working from home are pretty sweet, but truth be told, this lifestyle seriously skews your view of reality. Over the course of months and years of working from home, many odd habits and quirky routines start to feel totally normal."
"When you work at home, alone, pants are most certainly not required. You might even find you do your best work without them. Unfortunately, this is not a generally accepted view in society. It becomes this weird form of rebellion against pre-pandemic office norms. You start to feel almost silly putting on "real" pants just to walk from your bedroom to your home office. The really strange part is how it affects your productivity and mindset."
Working from home produces many conveniences alongside unexpected behavioral shifts. Comfortable clothing choices often replace office attire, sometimes improving focus and sometimes undermining work readiness. Casual routines erode time awareness, making short prep times and last-minute departures commonplace. Social norms around professional presentation and commuting disappear, prompting personal rules to manage boundaries. Habits that begin as small conveniences gradually become entrenched, affecting productivity, mindset, and perceptions of normalcy. These changes accumulate over months and years, creating a lifestyle that feels natural to the remote worker but may diverge from broader societal expectations and logistical realities.
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