Talked to my dad about his old home office setup and it made me feel weird
I was visiting my parents in Omaha and my dad asked about my work. I told him I was looking for a new place, something with a real office space, not just a corner of the living room. He laughed and said, 'Back in '95, my office was a card table in the basement next to the furnace.' He wasn't even joking. It hit me how much the idea of a 'proper' place to work from home has changed. For him, it was just a spot to put his papers after his real job. For me, it's my whole business and I'm stressing over square footage and natural light. It made me wonder if I'm overthinking it, or if the stakes are just higher now. Has anyone else had a moment like that, where you realized your needs for a work space are totally different from what the last generation even thought about?