Re: Working from home-the report is in

["Suzette Leeming" <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Congrats on becoming a telecommuter!

I worked from home F/T for many years - in my current job, I only work from
home 2 days a week. My advice is this:


   - Treat your home office as a "real" office. Work, take coffee breaks,
   lunch, etc. Keep smoking and/or drinking for breaks or else you will quickly
   find yourself doing too much of both.
   - Buy a really good ergonomic chair. I prefer the nice mesh ones with
   lumbar support.
   - Keep track of your hours so that you don't "overwork". The line
   between work and home becomes quite blurred. Use the extra hours you bank to
   justify time off during slower periods (afternoons at the beach, etc.)
   - Make a point of going for walks during your breaks. It's easy to
   overlook getting some physical activity. Sometimes days would go by when I
   wouldn't even step outside. Not good.
   - Keep up a social network - meet for coffee in the mornings, etc.
   It's too easy to become isolated.
   - Meet all deadlines - you don't need your boss doubting how much work
   you're doing.


Enjoy being a telecommuter and brag lots!

Suzette Leeming
Stouffville, Ontario

On 9/12/07, John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Hi, guys...
>
> About two weeks ago, my boss gave me the approval to work from home F/T (I
> agreed to go to the office each Thur ). The reason I asked for this is not
> the the best reason; I live 3 hours away from the office (I had an
> apartrment near the office) and I need to be close to home to address the
> needs of an elderly parent in a terminal condition, but forget that...it's
> not the purpose of the post.
>
> What I've discovered is the + and - of the work situation:
>
> Minus:
> -- I'm working more hours than I ever did, and that's saying something. My
> day yesterday started at 7:30am with a conf call to India and Cork; Ireland
> and ended 12:30 last night, then started again at 8:30 this morning and
> looks like I may see 12:30am come and go.
> -- I'm must join a gym...the 'fridge is only 2 rooms away and keeps
> calling my name.
> -- I can listen to speakers and not have to use headphones.
> -- I need to up my cellphone minutes plan...I've been on conf calls about
> 3 hours today already.
> -- I gotta get me a "comfy" office chair.
>
> Plus:
> -- I'm sitting here in my sweats and tee, in a haze of Padron cigar smoke,
> and have a Bass (no, not the fish) within arm's reach.
> -- I'm staring out at the ocean about 600 feet from my office window.
>
> ...back to work, me.
>
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
>
> "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
> So far, so good."
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