Working from Home, re-visited

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I did it for 2 weeks solid when i had chicken pox last month, by the end of it I was doing next to nothing. Its ok once a week like but over time you just lose interest and too many distractions get in the way

Doesnt help having 2 pubs within a minute walk either - Both with WIFI!
 

I have two jobs and one is working from home in front of the PC.

Chances are that if I'm posting between 9am and 5pm then I should be working.

Some days it is just ridiculously hard to keep at it.
 
Worked from home as a " remote worker " for three years only going into the office now and again for appraisals etc.

It was great to start with, no boss etc, but then became soul destroying due to being by myself all day with just the dog and radio for company. I also found that I actually worked more hours than when I was in the office, too. IT was a nightmare, as if I there were any problems it could take days for the IT lads to come out and sort it. By that time I'd have days worth of worth of stuff back logged.

Gas and leccy bills went up massively in the winter, with having the heating on and the computer being on all day.

I think a day a week would be ok, but not permanent .
 

I've worked from home for the last 4 years and I can echo some of the statements by previous posters relating to lack of structure and isolation. I tend to spend an hour a day working from a local cafe that has free wi-fi, just to see other human beings!!!

Having the dog helps - but his knowledge of footie is sadly lacking so probably not the best company. However my job requires me to be very flexible in relation to working hours - I work early mornings and often late into the evening, with the middle chunk of the day as my own time - so really office working wouldn't work for me.
 
Mutzo Nutzo said:
I've worked from home for the last 4 years and I can echo some of the statements by previous posters relating to lack of structure and isolation. I tend to spend an hour a day working from a local cafe that has free wi-fi, just to see other human beings!!!

Having the dog helps - but his knowledge of footie is sadly lacking so probably not the best company. However my job requires me to be very flexible in relation to working hours - I work early mornings and often late into the evening, with the middle chunk of the day as my own time - so really office working wouldn't work for me.
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COYBL25 said:
Worked from home as a " remote worker " for three years only going into the office now and again for appraisals etc.

It was great to start with, no boss etc, but then became soul destroying due to being by myself all day with just the dog and radio for company. I also found that I actually worked more hours than when I was in the office, too. IT was a nightmare, as if I there were any problems it could take days for the IT lads to come out and sort it. By that time I'd have days worth of worth of stuff back logged.

Gas and leccy bills went up massively in the winter, with having the heating on and the computer being on all day.

I think a day a week would be ok, but not permanent .
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Pleasing to note its not just me then, at the moment my working from home periods tend to be the odd week here or there or mixture of days in the week. Right now it's heavily weighted with office working, which invariably means that there London and living away for 3-4 days a week, which to be honest I quite like.

The problem comes with prolonged periods at home, I think 6 months was the longest and it nearly drove me crazy , I'd see no other person from when the missus went to work to when she came home. This was made more difficult, in that spending time away with other members of your team, all staying hotels means you spend a long time with your work mates and both in the office and in the evening for meals and beers .. so when you're on your lonesome for weeks on end it really gets you down.
 

Sid James said:
Pleasing to note its not just me then, at the moment my working from home periods tend to be the odd week here or there or mixture of days in the week. Right now it's heavily weighted with office working, which invariably means that there London and living away for 3-4 days a week, which to be honest I quite like.

The problem comes with prolonged periods at home, I think 6 months was the longest and it nearly drove me crazy , I'd see no other person from when the missus went to work to when she came home. This was made more difficult, in that spending time away with other members of your team, all staying hotels means you spend a long time with your work mates and both in the office and in the evening for meals and beers .. so when your on your lonesome for weeks on end it really gets you down.
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It's the lack of stimulation and human contact, especially in the Winter when it's dark and miserable. It sounds great until you actually do it for a long period of time.
My working hours were similar to yours mate and once people in the main office became aware of my odd working hours I used to get " emergency pleas " in the evening for stuff to be done that was required the following morning. As a result I ended up working way over my salaried hours every month.
 
been doing this for years now. years. was able to put in more time and yet save myself time by removing the commute. Catholic guilt keeps me pretty much in line. Goal is 50 minutes of work an hour. I do find myself putting in more time than before, but that is because of more streamlining of the company rather than just piling more on me. (My salary has increased, though not quite commensurately with added load.)

back in the USA, was tough at times with lack of human contact... Thai food once a week, two stops a week at the grocery store for lunch. had my dog, and the occasional Everton match on during the day.

doing it in Paraguay is flat out weird. Saved a lot of phone calls, so get stuff done, but isolation goes in to overdrive at times. thanks to Netflix playing old 80s shows in the backgound while I work, I can almost forget I am in a foreign land.

I have gone up to two weeks with the only English speaker I run into being my wife.

And the hardest part now is when she, a teacher, is off. Even with us taking 9 days in Rio, that's still three weeks of winter vacation she has that I don't. All her co-worker friends are gone, so constantly here. Makes the desire to slack tougher to resist than normal.
 
COYBL25 said:
It's the lack of stimulation and human contact, especially in the Winter when it's dark and miserable. It sounds great until you actually do it for a long period of time.
My working hours were similar to yours mate and once people in the main office became aware of my odd working hours I used to get " emergency pleas " in the evening for stuff to be done that was required the following morning. As a result I ended up working way over my salaried hours every month.
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Mate if there was such a thing as an empathy monitor, it would have just exploded.
Unfortunately because I work on projects with customer defined deadlines and constant cut backs in resources , working extra hours is now the norm and no sign of it getting better, this though isn't limited to home working and is just as bad in the office. "I've promised this to the customer 9am tomorrow, but its 7pm and I've been here since 8am" , my zen like nature has prevented me from punching people
 
Sid James said:
Mate if there was such a thing as an empathy monitor, it would have just exploded.
Unfortunately because I work on projects with customer defined deadlines and constant cut backs in resources , working extra hours is now the norm and no sign of it getting better, this though isn't limited to home working and is just as bad in the office. "I've promised this to the customer 9am tomorrow, but its 7pm and I've been here since 8am" , my zen like nature has prevented me from punching people
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Lol - I resigned in the end after being sent a months work the afternoon before I was due to go on holiday for 2 weeks. I was so angry that it ruined the first week of my holiday. Walking into the bosses office and resigning out of the blue was one of the best feelings I've ever had. I had to work a months notice and virtually downed tools during that last month !
 
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Lol - I resigned in the end after being sent a months work the afternoon before I was due to go on holiday for 2 weeks. I was so angry that it ruined the first week of my holiday. Walking into the bosses office and resigning out of the blue was one of the best feelings I've ever had. I had to work a months notice and virtually downed tools during that last month !
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That my friend, is on all time wish list, beaten only by finding out my mrs has been repressing long term bisexual urges and wants my help to explore them..... Hope you've another job sorted.
 

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