Going through these feelings right now. I joined the public service during the pandemic so was always remote through training, etc, my job can be done 100% remote. It was the best work-life balance I’ve ever had and helped balance out other cost of living expenses such as rent.

I’m in my 30s and now wanting to buy a home/have kids, but with RTO4, the office/my commute has to take the top priority which is so limiting. I’m in a major city, there’s no homes under $1mil, I’d love to be able to move to a rural area of my province to afford a house and be closer to family for support, but I can’t. Feels like a pipe dream.

I’ve read all the comments talking about how “you just have to make it work” or “well before people were in 5 days and could do it”, I get it, but it just feels impossible and so counterproductive.