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People who gave up trying to get into the office have been telling us what it’s like to work from home, writes Rachel Obordo.



Rebecca, 24, from East Grinsted, normally commutes daily on Southern rail. She said:



I’ve had to stay at home today because I can’t face the stress and hassle, not to mention the additional cost and time loss, of finding an alternative route to my office in London. Not that a non-strike day is much better – yesterday my journey home took over three hours, with the majority of delays and cancellations attributed to ongoing industrial action. Unfortunately my workload doesn’t disappear just because I can’t be in the office. This is far from ideal in the run-up to Christmas. The stress and anxiety this dispute is causing passengers is shameful. I feel for tourists visiting the UK who are met with this turmoil and are unprepared to make alternative arrangements, and for passengers with disabilities, or those more vulnerable, who have to put up with chaos and dangerous conditions on a daily basis.

Luckily for Lee, an understanding employer means working from home is not really an issue.

Working from home.....again. Whilst its a pain in the backside not being in the office I can think of worse things to be doing than sat at home with endless tea and cake, plus I also get compensation from Southern every time they decide to strike so its not all bad. I'm just glad my employer is flexible enough to allow me to work from home which has become a regular occurrence.

But, for Fiona and her partner, working from home has been tricky.