I was remote at my current job for approximately 1.5 years until it abruptly ended. I was asked via e-mail (completely out of the blue) to return back to campus within the next 2 weeks. When I returned I found that they have allocated a nice little cubicle for me beside a bunch of employees who enjoy taking personal calls all day long. To say my productivity plummeted would be an understatement.

A few months went by and my manager told me that the higher-ups wanted me to be in an office (no clue as to where this order came from) so I didn't complain at all. This is not typical where I work. Offices were almost always reserved for Directors and Executive Directors so it was a bit of a shock. It even had a window! They told me I needed to be moved in by Friday (it was Monday). I moved 15 minutes after I was told the news.

I've now been in my office for 3 weeks and wish for my remote life to return. I have a light that buzzes loudly above my head that must be unfixable as our facilities seem to ignore my complaints. I also found that my room temperature is based on the average of the 4 nearby offices - one of which receives direct sunlight all day causing the room to be much hotter than average. As a result, the A/C is running in my office when it is currently 46F outside (but at least he's comfortable)...

I spend my day sitting in an uncomfortable chair (at-least it's ergonomic - according to the stickers), working on an under-powered laptop that requires administrative access to install software (...I work in a software department).

The good news is it's 4:30pm and I'm heading home for the day! Unfortunately I live an hour away...