It’s 2022, and before I returned from holiday vacation, the company HR department emailed and asked us to work from home if we can.
When we went into lockdown in 2020, the networking folks beefed up the VPN and the speeds to our internal on-premise server infrastructure. I bought an external monitor for home use, a pair of Ethernet-over-Power bridges, and set up a fantastic makeshift workspace (a slab of wood on top of sawhorses)… one that I’ve moved to a few different locations in the house before settling in the master bedroom. Even after lockdown ended, I continued to work from home two days a week.
So working from home has been part of my reality, and the adjustments of doing it full-time again include:
- I miss the in-person interactions that I had with coworkers. Video conferencing is good, but it’s not the same.
- I get a minor amount of cabin fever, so I go on walks.
I look forward to a time when coronavirus is no longer a problem.