I am deeply confused by people who are deeply confused by the appeal of WFH jobs. Like - you enjoy commuting? You enjoy shivering by the bus stop at ass o'clock and then being stuck in traffic for however long twice a work day regardless of what else you need to get done? You enjoy exclusively eating lunches that can be eaten cold or respond well to be microwaved? Incredibly alien perspective.
Some of my old-timer colleagues tell stories of having to take midnight calls with teams on the other side of the world, back before WFH, even back before you could call people on the computer. So they were essentially hanging out in the office all evening and then taking a phone call. No matter what benefits people name about in-person collaboration or whatever, WFH has had a huge quality of life benefit on this type of white collar work. I had a few months last year where I had multiple after midnight calls each week. So much nicer being able to just roll out of bed, and then have a late start the next morning!
I am 100% WFH. I did some back of the envelope math once, and I calculated that working from home saved me something like $30k per year. Not that it's "worth" $30k to me (actually, it's probably worth more), but that I literally have an extra $30k of disposable income in my bank account specifically because I can work from home. Now, I am likely an edge case; I don't think that a typical person would be able to realize that amount of savings. But WFH allows vastly more flexibility in living arrangements, which would not be possible with a traditional workplace environment.
