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?
My husband’s position has been made permanent work from home, and I will be looking for a work from home job during my maternity leave this fall/winter. We will both be home with our son and as both our positions don’t/wouldn’t require anything more than a quick morning meeting, we will have ample time with our boy and still get our work done. He can play and be crazy for most of the day as he grows and we won’t be impacted. We are one family where this is a benefit, not a pitfall.