WFH (working from home)

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Informal Neutral

What it really means

Short for "working from home". Used in messages like "WFH today". "Fully remote" means you never need to go to an office; WFH often just means home working on some days.

Chinese explanation

"working from home"（在家办公）的缩写，常见于消息里，如"WFH today"（今天在家办公）。"fully remote"是完全远程；WFH通常只指某几天在家工作。

Example conversation

A: Are you in the office tomorrow? B: No, I'm WFH — got a delivery coming.

A：你明天来办公室吗？ B：不来，我在家办公——有个快递要收。

What you could say back

“No worries, let's catch up on a call.”

Related phrases

Hybrid Out of office (OOO)

Official sources

Rules and amounts change — confirm important details with the official source.

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