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Working from home has become the new normal for many since the Covid pandemic, and many tout it as being a game changer for employees mental and physical wellbeing.
No more long commutes, the ability to do school pick-ups or more easily care for family members, fitting work in and around those commitments.
But some new research suggests the reality is more complicated.
Microsoft's 2022 New Future of Work studied 31,000 employees in 31 countries.
It found while working from home can improve job satisfaction, half of all remote workers felt socially isolated, guilty and trying to overcompensate.
Kathryn speaks with clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire, who says it's a important topic with her corporate and organisational clients.
