Do I like WFH? No, actually. I have a manageable commute and my home is not set up for two people working, nor do I have the space to make it so - home is the shared office. Work is where work gets done. And I like the separation. 1/

This is why any proposals in academia to go to open plan offices make me want to howl: people are distracting. No matter what they're doing or how quietly they're doing it. I want to be able to see them when I need to; not have to see them when I'm trying not to. 2/

My partner works while listening to podcasts or with background TV on. Drives me nuts. But she shouldn't have to put on headphones all day when our lives are premised on me working at the office. Nor should I! (And she's still distracting, as more fun than work.) 3/

I'm glad so many of you have discovered the magic of email and working in track suit bottoms in the last few months, but how about we don't just burn all office space to the ground just yet, some of us like it a lot and are way more productive there. 4/4

(Before anyone asks, but isn't WFH already what I do on research days or when on research leave?

NOPE. If I'm staying at home on a Thursday is because I've run overtime the rest of the week and am taking some "me" time, not with work. Give me back my office!)

(Uhhhh, to clarify, as my HoS follows me: I mean I'll check and answer email and do rote admin stuff, but if I intend to have Great Publishable Thoughts or am prepping a lecture, I'll be at my desk, lads.)