rather this than return to office!

you can practice on me

h-hey hows it going....

for why you dont have the community you so desire

Go to events and groups about drawing if you're into that. one of my closest friends was a transplant near the end of Covid lockdown and I only met him because he showed up to pinball league regularly and we ended on the same card. He had like no friends cause he just moved here, now has more friends than me lol - forgot to mention he's 100% wfh and has been since he moved here

There's plenty of meet up and things like this. Check your cities Facebook and you should find events. You just have to go do stuff and the socialization with occur over time

And you don't have to have some specific hobby, I started going to pinball league cause I was bored and rarely doing anything outside of work. I sucked ass but got decent, I did the same with disc golf. I work with people but no office and due to ethics I can't have friendships in field from supervisors or people I work for. I got to see real faces everyday though still

Also live music is always good

WFH is so fire f*** people

I get envious of others hanging out with their friends just doing stuff

this is insane just syk

I'm really liking my new role being hybrid basically. I go to homes/schools for about half my work, then get to sit at home doing indirect work some days.

It's so nice having today off from driving, and all my stuffs done already

You in IT too my bro ?

Hey M'lady

Real F*** CORPO PEOPLE

If you don't leave the house and go get a damn beer...

Seems you enjoy going to schools huh ?

Yah but the psychological effects of the gym go a long way. Confidence + being in general more fit will attract people and give you something to talk about. Worked for me anyways.

Sometimes, it depends on the district

I'm pretty nervous for my first visit to this high intensity behavioral school next week though

OP do you have a solid social circle?

I wouldn't say it's a WFH induced issue if the answer is no

hard when you get nervous about socializing because it hasnt been a normal part of your life for a few years, and you'll be meeting new people basically any time you go somewhere to chat
the problem isnt as isolated as just having small talk and "acting normal" but its lacking the continuity to really build long term connections with people, and a consistent exposure to a group of people helps alleviate a lot of those anxieties over time

if you think me explaining this is just making more excuses then alright we just think differently and thats okay

you gotta delete this thread homie

everyone has obstacles to overcome. im not saying this to try and diminish your points or say that what ur going thru aint s***, but at the end of the day building that community is smth you gonna have to make happen. either with a different job, taking regular group classes, shooting all kinds of shots at different types of friend groups, etc. it all comes back on you

I have people I regularly see at church but thats about it, and its usually ladies who are married or ppl way older than me. I don't really run into a lot of other guys in my age group there

when I Was working at a job I liked a few years ago I had a lot of friends there and was doing way better than I am today

"Still isn’t the same as having a stable community of people you connect with daily"

never heard anyone describe forced socialization at work like this lmfao

you must be that coworker who tries too hard to be friends outside of work lol

This isn't really WFH induced tho...? Why aren't you going out? You do the social stuff after and outside of work, not in the office

Work outings aren't at all always fun nor a way to guide you into socializing. Work is like the bottom tier of socializing unless you genuinely found people you connect with there. Most coworkers are not friends

WFH is ideal for many people and happy if it works for you

but in the industry I was in, WFH is weird. I’ve done it for many years and now I just can’t stand it, I have no kids or anything and now I have a desire to switch it up and travel and move on from that

Op why the f*** you don't have friends from childhood and HS to hang out with