[Mikendebbie]

The company office was in northwest Austin since the late 90s. My commute was 1 hour each way. The younger generation of current management thought it would fun to move the office to downtown. I told them I would not be making THAT commute on a daily basis any longer. When they moved to the new downtown office in August 2019 I started working from home 3-4 days a week. When covid hit - everybody was working from home, and then gradually a few folks drifted back to the office over the past few months...mostly folks with little kids or situations that made work at home difficult. NOT ME! my kids are long gone. I LOVE working at home! I am more productive here. I will need to go into the office for occasional meetings - but I hope my days of daily commuting is OVER! I have been in this business for 43 years - I would love to have back the time I spent commuting for even half of that time...leave the house at 6:00 am and get home at 6:00 pm. Working from home is good for me!