work from home

Meaning

This phrase describes performing your job duties from your personal residence instead of commuting to an office. It is highly common in modern professional environments and is often abbreviated as 'WFH' in text or emails.

Examples

• I work from home on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

  I work from home on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

• Our company allows employees to work from home twice a week.

  Our company allows employees to work from home twice a week.

• Do you prefer to work from home or go to the office?

  Do you prefer to work from home or go to the office?

• She set up a comfortable desk in her living room to work from home.

  She set up a comfortable desk in her living room to work from home.

• Since the pandemic, many people have continued to work from home.

  Since the pandemic, many people have continued to work from home.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I am working at home today.

  ✓ I am working from home today.

  While 'at home' is grammatically correct, 'work from home' is the standard idiomatic phrase used to describe remote work as an alternative to an office.

• ✗ He has a work from home job.

  ✓ He has a work-from-home job.

  When used as a compound adjective modifying a noun (like 'job'), the phrase must be hyphenated.

Related Expressions

Practice

• My commute is too long, so I asked my boss if I could ___.

  💡 Perform your job duties from your house.

  Show answer

  work from home

• Many tech companies let their employees ___ full time.

  💡 Do remote work instead of coming to the office.

  Show answer

  work from home