First off, not everyone can work from home and it should be appreciated that a lot of people go to their place of work everyday.
In talking to a group whose spouses work from home several complained it was hard on their kids. One person even said they feel like a prisoner in their own house. Others agreed. They are constantly being told everyone needs to be quiet, obviously the new “home office” is living space that is now off limits. And their spouse actually works more now than when they commuted. Several say this.
Bottom line the kids can’t be kids because their house has become a workplace. And the stay at home parent is subjected to criticism throughout the day because they supposedly don’t respect their spouse’s work. The list of issues or stressors from working at home are quite long.
Anyone else with similar observations?
Work from home bonded my family like nothing else. It brings home that work is necessary to stay alive. However, those who use working away from home as a way to escape the demands of keeping up a household are going to suffer from not having their daily mini vacation from laundry and pet patrol. My opinion is, rethink your organization.