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I liked working from home at first, but after so long it becomes harder and harder to leave your work at "work" when your workplace is also your home. Now I am back in the office and actually prefer it that way. I have the flexibility to work from home on weekends or when I need to be home for some reason, which is good enough for me.
If you're working at home on weekends, it doesn't sound like you're leaving work at work.
I work in an industry that doesn't sleep, that doesn't mean I'm putting in more than 40 hours a week on a regular basis. But we need someone to be on-call over the weekends in case there is an emergency. And when I do, my boss lets us take additional time off later in the week to make up for it. You guys are making crazy assumptions based off nothing.
That sounds like a "you" problem. I just hit the shutdown button on my laptop at 17:00 and close the lid, and boom I've left work and magically instantaneously transported to my home.
Work ... on .... weekends?
I think your problem is that you're a workaholic.
Its not a uniquely "me" problem, I've talked to plenty of other people who feel the same way as I do. I'm not talking about putting in extra time when I'm not supposed to be at work. I'm just talking about how it "feels" to constantly by in your workplace like that. I personally think it kinda sucks. I'm sure other people can deal with it fine, but I live in a small house where I don't really have a separate room like a basement office or something I can dedicate to being my workspace. I might feel differently about it if I had the space.
Also, I work in an industry that requires 24/7 coverage, we keep the Internet service running for hundreds of thousands of customers and businesses. I very very rarely put in more than 40 hours a week, but there are times where I need to be on call over the weekend in case there is an emergency. And when I do, I take time off later in the week to make up for it.
You are just a rare exception. Don't push it on the rest of us
I'm just pointing out that not everyone thrives in a WFH environment and I think it shouldn't be a controversial take to admit that.
Simple solution is to have a designated home office work space, and work only there.
That works great if you have the space to do so. I live in a very small home by myself and I really don't have that kind of space around.