When this whole COVID fiasco started, the thought of working from home seemed like a chore. Many questions came to the forefront. How could we possibly be productive with all of distractions of home? What will my bosses think of my ability to work, seemingly, unsupervised? How many days can I go without a shower? (ok, that last one was mine.) But the time away showed us that we can be productive. Juggling kids, pets, work and all of the other hundreds of things that can happen in a day, seemed daunting. I know at times I felt like I was drowning. Time rolled on and we adapted.
Now that most, if not all restrictions are being lifted, we find ourselves going back into the office. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to go back. I like being at home: waking up 15 minutes before I have to start, having my cat decide that yes, she is allowed to love me and if I don’t feel 100%, I don’t have to worry about how I deal with it in the office. Going back is stressing me out! Big time!! I go back tomorrow and I don’t want to. I feel like physically going into the office is going to break me. Why do I feel like that? I don’t have agoraphobia, fear of leaving the house, so what is it? Maybe I don’t want to feel like I am living under a microscope. But that’s not fair. I have my own office and my managers are very lenient. So what is it?
I’m not alone in this thinking. Just Google “I don’t want to go back to the office after COVID-19” and you will see 1,800,000,000 results. Over 1 BILLION! How do we allow ourselves to feel comfortable outside of home when outside has been a foreign place for over a year?
I am willing to take suggestions.
What do you think? What are your fears as the world tries to slip back into being “normal”? There are no stupid answers.
Wish me luck! ~
P.S. I can’t leave out my cat, she will probably try to eat me in my sleep if I do. You’re welcome.
The Life of a Black Sheep 