Working From Home Today

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck) 01/02/2019 at 08:50 • Filed to: None

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My entourage is ready. To my left:

Under my feet:

I really wanted the rest of the week off, but some dumbass didn’t think ahead and scheduled a draft report due on Friday.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 08:56

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i wanted the rest of the week off too...but apparently its vitaly important that we start running out of work again as early as possible soooo im on nightshift tonight and tomorow

meh

Ash78, voting early and often > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:11

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Every day for me, almost 3 years. The hardest times are when the kids are still out of school, but I’m back at work. I get to enjoy the sounds of fighting from the next room, as well as the audible fraying of my wife’s nerves throughout the day.

Still better than being in an office. But without Oppo, I’d probably have no idea what was going on in the world. I think I’d lose it.

TysMagic > Ash78, voting early and often 01/02/2019 at 09:12

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While I’ve never experienced this, I have a very vivid image in my head of this working from home life. 

TysMagic > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:12

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I’m hoping that sometime soonish there will be an opportunity for me to work from home some. 

punkgoose17 > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:14

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This is a great working group. My cat wanted to come to work with me until I told him there was no food and litter box here.

OPPOsaurus WRX > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:18

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i’m in the office but still working from the IDGAF area

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:18

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I can technicailly work from home everyday of my life, but I’ve found I’m just not as productive 

Ash78, voting early and often > TysMagic 01/02/2019 at 09:20

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The real fun is listening to everyone else’s background sounds. About half of us on any given conference call are at home. Dogs barking, other people talking, kids screaming. I love that I have a supportive employer, but I already realize they’re just being cheap — they don’t want to provide us office space, nor do they have to hear me bitch about needing a new monitor all day long. I have to pick my battles.

I’m also convinced that people in an office are more likely to ask for (or expect) promotion, while fighting that battle remotely -- without looking your boss in the eye -- is much, much harder, even if you’re a good employee.

Nibby > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:22

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smobgirl > punkgoose17 01/02/2019 at 09:35

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I used to bring my cat to the office. Just used a Sterilite tub for a litter box so I’d clip the top on for mobility. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > Ash78, voting early and often 01/02/2019 at 09:36

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I can’t do it when the family is home. There are too many distractions. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/02/2019 at 09:38

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I do ok. When I’m at the office, there are many more “pop-up” needs that I have to address throughout the day. At home, I don’t get those calls. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/02/2019 at 09:38

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Yeah, I’m finding it hard to care about it too. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > TysMagic 01/02/2019 at 09:38

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Good luck!

shop-teacher > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:46

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Funny how that works.

Ash78, voting early and often > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:49

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I’ve gotten to where I can’t do it when there’s nobody else around. The solitude drives me nuts. It’s really a hard balance.

Arrivederci > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/02/2019 at 09:51

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When my doggo was still with us, her favorite spot to sit when I was working at home on my laptop was between my legs...  I think she thought it was a way to ask for extra scratches / necessary attention.

punkgoose17 > smobgirl 01/02/2019 at 09:57

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That would be great. I wish he were here sitting on my lap.

user314 > Nibby 01/02/2019 at 10:35

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Oh hello 1996, I’ve missed you....

TheRealBicycleBuck > Ash78, voting early and often 01/02/2019 at 10:39

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Despite my time on here, I find solitude comforting.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/02/2019 at 14:02

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Oh I can’t get a damn thing done trying to work at home. Takes me all day to write a quote that should take maybe 2-3 hours.