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I might be an outlier, but work from home for 4 years straight was devastating to my psyche.
It greatly contributed to my basically turning into an agoraphobe, my social confidence being depleted, and a bunch of other deficiencies.
Since returning to flexible office hours, I'm a hundred times happier and healthier.
My brother doesn't like work from home either, and I just don't get it. Working from home has been great for my mental health.
I'm not stressed all the time; I don't have to worry about things unrelated to my job, like traffic, or what I'll do for lunch. I don't have to sit in the cheapest desk chair money can buy, and use a tiny Dell monitor, instead I relax at home, at my desk I already have anyway.
But I've never really seen work as a place to socialize to begin with. It's the one place where I can't control who is around me, and as a result, there are often people I dislike. I much prefer they remain icons, instead of whole people I have to make small talk with. Then, if there are coworkers I like, I can reach out to them individually
For me it's the structure, routine, and social obligations that are healthy. Otherwise I easily devolve into a shut in.