Just had my annual review at work. 4% pay rise based on my getting a 4/5 on my review score. (Our company gives you a score out of 5 based on your work and 'living company values' performance)
Apparently my manager was trying to push for me to get the full 5/5 score but what pushed me back down to a 4 was my “strong opinions on working from home and returning to the office”.
Yknow what though, I'll take the lower score and slightly lower raise/bonus with working from home over a higher raise and going to the office with absolutely no hesitation. I know for a fact that the cost of going to the office even once a week (Over £30 between diesel and parking for each day I go into the office, plus 3 hours of my personal time) would far exceed that extra 1% pay rise and maybe an extra £100-200 (pre-tax) in my bonus.