Office or Home?

docholly · 2006-05-31, 08:38 AM

I think it depends on what type of personality you have regarding organization and how much you can tune out everything else. If your desk is in chaos at the brick & mortar office, if you like to chit chat and it takes you 30 minutes of getting coffee, putzing around, giving the hellos to all your co-workers on what they did "last night" then chances are you'll have a harder transition to working from home.

Ideally to have a workable home office in a part of your house that you can close off to everyone else, as if you were going "in" to the office. But with proper communication to your family as in "this is how our bills get paid" and routine, telecommuting is a very viable solution.

Another good thing when working from home is to allocate time banks for certain tasks. 30 minutes of email, then 30 minutes of working, then 30 minutes of whatever it is that you do. This gives you specific times to get things done without having to look at 8-10 hours in front of your computer.

There is good collaborative software as well that you can work with other team members virtually, work on the same documents, upload presentations, have whiteboard meetings complete with webcam so that you'd never have to have a 'real office' ever.

When I lived in Seattle I telecommuted 2 days per week and here in Vegas my house is the 'branch' office for 2 publications in the UK, a remote location for a video production company in Portland and the 'human resouces dept' for ChopsCash.

sue-fl · 2006-05-31, 09:38 AM

I like Surfn work in an office, which happens to be in my home! I wouldn't have it any other way. I get dressed when and if I want, work when I want can't beat that! All my kids are adults and know what I do, so distractions are not a problem, most of the time!

Surfn · 2006-05-31, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sue-fl

I like Surfn work in an office, which happens to be in my home! I wouldn't have it any other way. I get dressed when and if I want, work when I want can't beat that! All my kids are adults and know what I do, so distractions are not a problem, most of the time!

Same here. The only distractions are the ones I like

MrYum · 2006-05-31, 10:47 AM

Another home office here

Easy commute and much better coffee

The distractions can be an issue at times, but that's also part of the upside to working from home. The important thing is to be able to shut out the distractions when needed. And it sure is nice to be able to take care of 'home stuff' during the work day. Then make up for it in the late evening or even wee hours of the morning when necessary.

I'll take a home office anyday

2006-05-31, 08:38 AM	#1
docholly Nothing funnier than the ridiculous faces you people make mid-coitus Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sin-City USA Posts: 4,973	I think it depends on what type of personality you have regarding organization and how much you can tune out everything else. If your desk is in chaos at the brick & mortar office, if you like to chit chat and it takes you 30 minutes of getting coffee, putzing around, giving the hellos to all your co-workers on what they did "last night" then chances are you'll have a harder transition to working from home. Ideally to have a workable home office in a part of your house that you can close off to everyone else, as if you were going "in" to the office. But with proper communication to your family as in "this is how our bills get paid" and routine, telecommuting is a very viable solution. Another good thing when working from home is to allocate time banks for certain tasks. 30 minutes of email, then 30 minutes of working, then 30 minutes of whatever it is that you do. This gives you specific times to get things done without having to look at 8-10 hours in front of your computer. There is good collaborative software as well that you can work with other team members virtually, work on the same documents, upload presentations, have whiteboard meetings complete with webcam so that you'd never have to have a 'real office' ever. When I lived in Seattle I telecommuted 2 days per week and here in Vegas my house is the 'branch' office for 2 publications in the UK, a remote location for a video production company in Portland and the 'human resouces dept' for ChopsCash. __________________ Support Indie Porn Sites OMGoddess You know you need some Bling!!

2006-05-31, 10:47 AM	#4
MrYum Arghhhh...submit yer sites ya ruddy swabs! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunny Florida! Posts: 5,108	Another home office here Easy commute and much better coffee The distractions can be an issue at times, but that's also part of the upside to working from home. The important thing is to be able to shut out the distractions when needed. And it sure is nice to be able to take care of 'home stuff' during the work day. Then make up for it in the late evening or even wee hours of the morning when necessary. I'll take a home office anyday __________________ Porno Flixxx Submissions SOTI Site Submissions Free Porn Resource Submissions

2006-05-31, 09:38 AM	#2
sue-fl You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,837	I like Surfn work in an office, which happens to be in my home! I wouldn't have it any other way. I get dressed when and if I want, work when I want can't beat that! All my kids are adults and know what I do, so distractions are not a problem, most of the time!