Anyone else wonder if working from home is worth missing out on social interactions?

Going out after work. you have no commute so you can use that time to go out

Hell nah, work from home, get out when *you* want to go, explore things in that way. I love that type of life.

I love work from home! I don’t think I could go back to the office but i occasionally miss social interactions. I just spend an unhealthy amount of time on listnook instead!

Depends on your work environment/the people you work with. Personally I could work from home and never miss a single soul in the office. I’d much prefer sleeping longer, and being more relaxed in my own environment and having more time for social life after work (no commute sucking away time)

I have a coworker who I do “body doubling” with. When we’re both just doing deep work, we get on a zoom and just silently do our work side by side (it’s usually not silent, we chat, but still).

I work hybrid and, while I like my job and coworkers, I'd rather just wfh 5 days a week. I am a homebody though with hobbies that connect me with people online, so that may be part of why I'd be fine wfh fulltime.

I love working from home. I love my job, my boss is great, my coworkers are cool, as far as I know - I hardly ever have to talk to them. I’m the only designer at my company, so I had been kind of bummed about having no one to talk to about the specifics of my work… however, we are now taking on interns, so I have three young people to mentor in design and it’s been scratching that itch for me. I was a retail manager for 20 years, and when I tell you I worked with some of the most insane people you could possibly imagine gaining employment, it is not exaggeration. I do not want to have to listen to a coworker tell me about how they wore diapers to a furry convention, or how their mom is making them pay rent because they’re turning 50 and she’s finally had it, or to be able to smell someone coming before I see them. I do not need to know anything about my coworkers and I will like them better that way. 

Work from home all through. Can't stand the fake "HI's , good mornings, how was your weekend"

I wait in line at the grocery store instead of using the self checkout line so I can say hi to the cashier. 

I need to get out more often as well. Any ideas.?

I think it depends on the person. I’m the kind of person who, if not forced to interact with people socially never will so for me being an an office helps a lot.

Gym, walk the dogs, or laundry. I’m at my eye dr. ATM.

Browse listnook lol. I'm also in several discord servers.

I only experienced working from home once but it was when I was living with my parents and then my sister and her kids had to move in. It sucked. During one of my lunch breaks I was going to get a quick meal and a pair of jehovah witness showed up 🤦‍♀️

I wish I could work from home, most days I have a 2-3 hour drive for work, it can be very tiring

Heavily depends on the people you work with and the work culture in your office. Right now I'm at a job where I enjoy the company of the people around me, so I don't mind going to the office three out of five days a week. But that's also highly dependable on three people. If they leave, there would be no reason for me to go to the office. I also had other jobs where I tolerated the people around me, we chatted and all that, but I also didn't miss them. If these were 100% remote I wouldn't mind at all - and didn't during COVID.

I would rather make money than worrying about someone to talk to. If that's the case, whoever I talk to that day would be me getting paid for it.

When I’m working from home I don’t do 8-5. I do a small 7-9 & go to the gym. It’s quieter & more casual. I might have a coffee break with a friend or nurse one at a cafe in the avo. Usually I roll hard & fast cos I have no distractions tho. Depends on your work & personality maybe

Yes. Yes it’s worth missing out on the social interaction. The peace of mind I have without the company gossip, politics and backstabbing is very much worth it.

I did full remote for 15 years then moved to a hybrid role recently. It did feel isolated at times, but going back the office in 2026 isn't any better. We all sit at our desks talking on Teams and looking at Figjam. We don't actually work together around a whiteboard like the old days. If you do try to have a real conversation, both people's phones are going crazy with someone online looking for you. Lunch occasionally, if there isn't a 12pm meeting. Meh. Office work, or at least IT/Tech, is just permanently broken.