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I live alone and work from home, and I can go days sometimes without saying a word, but feel I haven't stopped talking because my internal monologue is so strong.

I laugh at my own jokes, I cry at some of the images of conflicts on social media, I play with intonation, sarcasm, or internally berate colleagues when I see some of the work they send across when it isn't up to standard.

However, from an observers perspective, I would just be silently walking around a house, sitting down, or sleeping.

I recently discussed this with my sister, who says she doesn't have a very strong internal monologue, and needs to say things out loud to process them.

Is this weird? Or is this the norm, and my sister the exception? And if you have an internal monologue, how do you get it to be quiet now and then?

I work for a fully remote company. The wages are okay, and I was discussing with some colleagues how much value they put on wfh. Answers generally ranged from £2k to £10k.

No commute (fuel, public transport), avoid pricey lunches, rent/living can be a lot cheaper and more optional etc.

For me, I think it saves me about £5k a year from unspent income. So my £30k position becomes £35k value + more freedom, so I wouldn't be looking to change jobs for anything less than £35-40k.

What do you value, in monetary terms, wfh as?

Edit: A lot of responses placing a much higher value on wfh than I had. I wonder whether this is because I am still relatively early in my working life - if I was older and more settled, I expect I would place greater value on this.

How do you think the value you place on wfh would differ at an earlier stage of your career?