WFH
Americanabbreviation
Usage
What does WFH mean? WFH stands for working from home or work from home. The abbreviation is often used in digital communication to notify colleagues that someone is working from home on a given day or for a temporary period instead of regularly reporting to a physical place of business.How is WFH pronounced?[ duhb-uhl-yoo ef eych ]
Etymology
Origin of WFH
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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Slowly but surely, workers are surrendering some of the WFH freedom that once eased them into and out of the weekend.
Pretty much anyone can WFH, but only the .001% are WFY—working from yacht.
Most people can WFH, but only the .001% can WFY—work from yacht.
Data from WFH Research indicates that while 13% of full-time employees were remote workers by late 2024, another 61% were back to working full-time at an office, with 26% in hybrid situations.
From Salon
The body representing call centres in Wales said many employers were now moving to formalise two or three days a week in the office, but unions warned of disputes because WFH had been "transformational" for workers.
From BBC
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