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Author	dddiamonddd
Comment	I work as an auditor and most of my clients are towards Edinburgh, or even further afield. As much as WFH is technically working, there's a load of weaknesses in it that I'm kinda anxious to get back to working out at client sites. A client can very easily ignore me when I'm sending an email, and they can just reject my phone calls. But it's much harder to ignore me when I'm standing right by their desk telling them to give me something I need or asking them a question. It's why I really want an electric car, to minimise the impact of that driving (I already drive a car with low emissions and 55+ mpg to try and minimise the petrol usage - short slip roads onto a 70mph road can be a nightmare but I make do). I was already working from home sometimes. Probably the biggest struggle for me is the lack of distinction between work & home now. I'm sitting at the desk that I use for leisure time too, so getting up at the weekend and sitting down at my desk causes me to immediately feel like I'm at work. Also, sometimes I just have a quick question for my senior (or my juniors have a question for me) and it feels like such a big deal to phone them, vs in the audit room where they would just ask across the desk if I had two minutes. It was always obvious if someone was busy, on a phone call, etc because you can see them.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/hr72ig/working_from_home/fy4u54z/
Created	Wed 15th Jul 2020 12:27pm
Status	normal ()

I work as an auditor and most of my clients are towards Edinburgh, or even further afield. As much as WFH is technically working, there's a load of weaknesses in it that I'm kinda anxious to get back to working out at client sites. A client can very easily ignore me when I'm sending an email, and they can just reject my phone calls. But it's much harder to ignore me when I'm standing right by their desk telling them to give me something I need or asking them a question. It's why I really want an electric car, to minimise the impact of that driving (I already drive a car with low emissions and 55+ mpg to try and minimise the petrol usage - short slip roads onto a 70mph road can be a nightmare but I make do).

I was already working from home sometimes. Probably the biggest struggle for me is the lack of distinction between work & home now. I'm sitting at the desk that I use for leisure time too, so getting up at the weekend and sitting down at my desk causes me to immediately feel like I'm at work. Also, sometimes I just have a quick question for my senior (or my juniors have a question for me) and it feels like such a big deal to phone them, vs in the audit room where they would just ask across the desk if I had two minutes. It was always obvious if someone was busy, on a phone call, etc because you can see them.