Though I wouldn't trade working from home for anything, I do miss speaking to actual human beings and chatting with co-workers. I'm in a room by myself, craving human interaction.
I'm constantly coming back to RHP searching for new threads/posts hoping to get into a discussion of some sort. I'm so thirsty for human attention.
This especially sucks when I have to work evenings and can hear my kids playing or my wife watching TV. Just to rub it in, sometimes she has friends or family come over while I'm working. Then when I'm done with work, everyone's in bed, my wife has to work in the morning, drop kids off to school/daycare, loneliness repeats.
@vivify
The social side of work is really important. I think adjusting to retirement is as much about the loss of interaction with others as anything else. Denying the social side of doing business has always been a problem pre COVID, going back to replacing the local shops with supermarkets etc. You can do more and more without interacting with familiar faces but I don't think benefits people.
@relentless-red saidYou know I took early retirement and have been pretty much retired since 2013.
@vivify
The social side of work is really important. I think adjusting to retirement is as much about the loss of interaction with others as anything else. Denying the social side of doing business has always been a problem pre COVID, going back to replacing the local shops with supermarkets etc. You can do more and more without interacting with familiar faces but I don't think benefits people.
The social thing wasn't big for me as I was doing that until the Pandemic hit, then it became a bit more challenging. I believe it has affected people more than they want to say or even discuss for that matter.
I find I banter even more in the forums than I use to, which people love....LOL...I have to start concentrating more on my clan games and less on the chatter in the forums that usually goes no where anyway.
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@divegeester saidIt's not a matter of the job, a lot of employers utilize remote working due to the pandemic.
Perhaps you could consider a different job this year?
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On the upside, my wife is starting a new position where she can work remotely, so we'll both be working from home at the same time. I can't wait. But it will be five weeks before she starts.
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@vivify saidI sympathize completely, even though I've been retired for a few years. Workplaces can be communities in themselves [unless they are two- or three-person businesses], and aside from that, it doesn't feel right to be free of work but wary of making use of my freedom when it comes to meeting new people or socializing.
Though I wouldn't trade working from home for anything, I do miss speaking to actual human beings and chatting with co-workers. I'm in a room by myself, craving human interaction.
I'm constantly coming back to RHP searching for new threads/posts hoping to get into a discussion of some sort. I'm so thirsty for human attention.
This especially sucks when I have to wo ...[text shortened]... e's in bed, my wife has to work in the morning, drop kids off to school/daycare, loneliness repeats.
Are you free to go out for walks during the day, when you and the kids can get some sun and fresh air?
Even a shared "Oh hi, damn right we are distancing" smile and some pleasantries exchanged with a neighbor might almost count as a meager scrap of social interaction.
@kevin-eleven saidAt least when you're retired you can spend that time with friend's, family or being out in public somewhere. Working from home traps you in isolation.
I sympathize completely, even though I've been retired for a few years. Workplaces can be communities in themselves [unless they are two- or three-person businesses], and aside from that, it doesn't feel right to be free of work but wary of making use of my freedom when it comes to meeting new people or socializing.
Are you free to go out for walks during the day, whe ...[text shortened]... e pleasantries exchanged with a neighbor might almost count as a meager scrap of social interaction.
I can go out for limited times during my breaks, or take the occasional five-minute breather. But I'm mostly stuck in front of my computer.
Don't get me wrong, working from home has it's perks, but at the cost of human interaction. Then again, if someone reading this post doesn't like their coworkers, they may think "you don't know how good you have it".