As mentioned before, I'm happy having to stay home 24/7. I do miss talking to other coworkers, but we were able to just chat in our weekly developers meeting today. The reporting part is never more than 5 minutes, but our manager let us chat for about 15-20 minutes after. Clearly, others miss talking to each other too. We use Zoom, and the video/sound quality is excellent ... the sound is like being in the same room. Because of security concerns, we're now using passwords and have to be admitted into the chat.
We did learn today no decision has yet been made as to when we will have to start working in the office again. But, it appears management realizes it may not be until the end of May. Knowing we will be required to work in the office again is depressing when I think about it, so I do try not to think about it. I'm so happy not to have to deal with being out in the world. Interestingly enough, my mood has been better than it's been for a good year or more. Apparently, the change in office location and having to work in cubicles with little to no privacy and quiet instead of office has affected me more than I realized.
I'm a wee bit curious as to how long I can do 24/7 before I start experiencing cabin fever :wink:
If I lived closer to my family (all of them are in Oregon on the West Coast, while I'm on the East Coast), I would definitely feel more anxious not being able to be around them. That will change when I retire as I plan to move back to Oregon.