My company announced a return-to-office policy a few weeks ago. It's already affecting my relationship with my partner.

The author (not pictured) received an RTO mandate.

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• I loved working from home alongside my partner; we've built an easy routine together.
• But now I'm forced to go into the office due to a work RTO policy.
• Our relationship is different now because I'm more exhausted, and we have to be more intentional.

I hadn't always been a believer in working from home. When remote work first became part of my life, I resisted it. I missed the structure of an office...