F*CK Homeoffice

I've never been a fan of home office.

If you're young and ambitious, it's the stupidest thing you can do.

Working from home cost me tens of thousands of dollars.

Disclaimer: if you have a family, a dog, whatever, home office makes sense. This is for people in their 20s who tell themselves they're more productive at home.

You're not.

Every person I know who works from home is secretly doing sh*t unrelated to work. I don't blame them. It's just easier to get distracted and stay unaccountable when no one's watching.

So that's part one. You get way less focused work done.

Part two: the random connections you make going to the office are priceless.

It's antisocial to work from home 40 hours a week and only interact with people through a screen. No coffee breaks. No shit-chatting. That can't be good for mental health.

And we have a loneliness crisis right now. You think working from home all day makes that better? People isolate themselves even further. There's no disconnect between work and home.

All these people saying home office improves work-life balance are wrong. The opposite is true. Your work and private life get way more mixed up when you're always in the same space.

I think home office is the stupidest invention ever.

Sure, do 1 or 2 days from home. Fine.

But the majority of your time should be spent in the office.