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Working From Home

  • Many of us who sit in offices all day reading tRCMB often dream of doing it from home. So I ask ... Who on this board works from home? What do you do for a living? Full-time or part-time? Do you like it or do you one day dream of working in an office with free coffee and hot secretaries?

    BigDaddySpartan

  • Just during the afternoons.

    I get pretty much nothing done.

    Drunk_dup

  • When I don't have to attend meetings in person I WFH.toot

    Spartan4ever

  • I'm working from home right now... struggling to be productive. Maybe after lunch.

    tBeeb

  • Yes. Never want to go back to an office. Ever.

    I find that productivity is about the same, if not greater. During down times you tend to slack off, but you would be doing that at the office, too. During busy times, you get shit done with no interruptions.

    The flexibility is awesome.

    Knibb High football rules

    WhiteBoyHatcher ●

  • WhiteBoyHatcher said...

    Yes. Never want to go back to an office. Ever.

    I find that productivity is about the same, if not greater. During down times you tend to slack off, but you would be doing that at the office, too. During busy times, you get shit done with no interruptions.

    The flexibility is awesome.

    What industry / job?

    BigDaddySpartan

  • Been working from home for the last six years. I work in IT consulting for a Fortune 20 (if there is such a ranking!) and love every minute of it.

    Huge flexability and travel can get crazy at times but well worth it.

    This post was edited by Inmula93 on 5/4/2011 at 1:47 PM

    Inmula93 ●

  • I work from home 2-3 days per week. I schedule important meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays - go to the office about 10 minutes away on these days. I work in high tech - product management. About half my interactions are on conference calls with people all over the globe so being at home is not a big deal. I am more productive at home - fewer distractions and drive by's. I have a company router/phone at home allowing me to talk on my voip desk phone and connect to the corporate network (hardware vpn with qos for voice quality). I love the flexibility and being around family more. There are a few downsides (eg wife nagging for chores) but the positives far outweigh. I am a strong performer with 10 years at my company - I personally believe you have to earn the privilege to wfh. With that said, there are definitely days I slack, nap, 'work' pool side, etc

    Drank my money on a red roulette, that's a ride I can't refuse -- The Band of Heathens

    RedDog22070

  • Cym Jim

  • (CNN) -- When Yahoo's relatively new CEO Marissa Mayer decreed that workers would be required to show up at the office rather than work remotely, the immediate backlash from outsiders was mostly on the side of the angry Yahoo employees who were losing the comfort and convenience of telecommuting. Inside the company, reactions were mixed.

    It struck a deep chord, contrary as it was to the techno-utopian impulse that has helped define Silicon Valley: the idea that someday soon we'll all be working in coffee shops or at kitchen tables, with broadband connections replacing in-person interactions.

    Mayer may have been extreme in her demands for face time at the office, but it's the right call for a leader who is working to turn around one of the Internet's laggards.

    CEO right: Yahoo workers must show up - CNN.com

    Raymond Fisman says CEO Marissa Mayer may be extreme about ordering face time at the office, but it's the right call to revive Yahoo.

    www.cnn.com

    The Pantry

  • WhiteBoyHatcher said...

    Yes. Never want to go back to an office. Ever.

    I find that productivity is about the same, if not greater. During down times you tend to slack off, but you would be doing that at the office, too. During busy times, you get shit done with no interruptions.

    The flexibility is awesome.

    I agree completely. I am also in the camp of never wanting to go back to an office I get my fill of the office life when I travel to my various clients.

    PaulM

  • WFH about 70% of the time as a consultant. Love it. Wish I could do it with every client.

    Guinness makes you drop mud.

    Heat Miser

  • The Pantry said...

    (CNN) -- When Yahoo's relatively new CEO Marissa Mayer decreed that workers would be required to show up at the office rather than work remotely, the immediate backlash from outsiders was mostly on the side of the angry Yahoo employees who were losing the comfort and convenience of telecommuting. Inside the company, reactions were mixed.

    It struck a deep chord, contrary as it was to the techno-utopian impulse that has helped define Silicon Valley: the idea that someday soon we'll all be working in coffee shops or at kitchen tables, with broadband connections replacing in-person interactions.

    Mayer may have been extreme in her demands for face time at the office, but it's the right call for a leader who is working to turn around one of the Internet's laggards.

    Yeah - but what the article fails to mention is that she also built a fucking personal nursery next to her office for her new baby. I'd like to see the opportunity to bring your screaming infant to work everyday extended to all employees then see how productive the office is. Instead of working from home she is bringing her home to work, which is wayore distracting and counterproductive.

    My second point would be that at the core, yahoo is a technology company are they not? Wouldn't it make more sense to leverage technology to promote and grow the company and just cut the dead weight slackers.

    This post was edited by Uncle Awesome on 3/2/2013 at 12:11 PM

    Uncle Awesome

  • I have the ability to work from home, but I don't have the same productivity there, so I work 95% of the time from the office.

    Jiro

  • I travel 60%-80% and work from home otherwise. I am a technical support person for a sales group that covers North America and the Caribbean. I dont think I could ever go back to an office environment. I am very productive at home.

    When I resigned my last job, as soon as I put in my notice, I walked by a lady having a fit because some other ladies didn't include her in their lunch order. I dont think I ever really paid attention to how many stupid office conversations there are each day. Working from home is great and I doubt I could ever go back to an office.

    Sparty2QP

  • So do you guys that work from home set your alarm clock?

    I don't, and actually sleep 9-10 hours per night compared to the 7 I used to.

    And then I screw around and go work out and post on the RCMB. Yet overall I think I am actually more productive. Problem is, I end up working nights and weekends and it never ends instead of disciplining myself to a schedule.

    But I like it that way. How many days did you drag yourself to the office at 8am for face time even though you are completely useless. For me that was almost every day.

    Problem is, now I am working right now - 12:48 am on saturday night. Yet it doesn't really bother me because I am my own man.

    Big Green Stick

  • Big Green Stick said...

    So do you guys that work from home set your alarm clock?

    I don't, and actually sleep 9-10 hours per night compared to the 7 I used to.

    And then I screw around and go work out and post on the RCMB. Yet overall I think I am actually more productive. Problem is, I end up working nights and weekends and it never ends instead of disciplining myself to a schedule.

    But I like it that way. How many days did you drag yourself to the office at 8am for face time even though you are completely useless. For me that was almost every day.

    Problem is, now I am working right now - 12:48 am on saturday night. Yet it doesn't really bother me because I am my own man.

    Yep. Alarm goes off at 8. Snooze until 8:30ish. Shit, shower, shave. 10 second commute. Work 9-5ish. Don't work nights or weekends unless I'm getting paid OT. It's a pretty good gig if you can get it. Zero gas expense. Zero time wasted in traffic. Zero dry cleaning expense.

    Guinness makes you drop mud.

    Heat Miser

  • I know I really want to. Gotta put more time in my new position til I ask tho.

    ColonelAngus

  • What types of jobs are these? I might need to start applying lol.

    maizegoblue

  • maizegoblue said...

    What types of jobs are these? I might need to start applying lol.

    Underwriter.

    ColonelAngus

  • Big Green Stick said...

    So do you guys that work from home set your alarm clock?

    I don't, and actually sleep 9-10 hours per night compared to the 7 I used to.

    And then I screw around and go work out and post on the RCMB. Yet overall I think I am actually more productive. Problem is, I end up working nights and weekends and it never ends instead of disciplining myself to a schedule.

    But I like it that way. How many days did you drag yourself to the office at 8am for face time even though you are completely useless. For me that was almost every day.

    Problem is, now I am working right now - 12:48 am on saturday night. Yet it doesn't really bother me because I am my own man.

    No need to set an alarm clock when you have a 3 year old and a 2 month old baby.

    Knibb High football rules

    WhiteBoyHatcher ●

  • I work from home on my own startup, and also on some consulting. I am a digital product designer (websites and web apps), so my day is spent at a whiteboard and on my computer(s).

    I love being my own boss, and working from home is a great bonus. But ... I have found that I need to spend some time outside the home ... So I frequent coffee shops on a daily basis.

    Rather than call it work from home, I think it should be labeled flexible work environment. Work from anywhere as long as goals are completed.

    tRCMB's Top 5 Worst Posters Power Rankings: #1 Nucky, #2 The Doctor, #3 Brodson, #4 Ghost, #5 Blanch

    Vim

  • maizegoblue said...

    What types of jobs are these? I might need to start applying lol.

    For me it is self-employment/consulting.

    Otherwise, I never had a company job where I was able to work from home consistently but I hear that is becoming a trend.

    I only get paid for the work I provide. I know some might inflate their hours but I don't charge for my blow off time. And I get no benefits.

    It aint that easy and it is far riskier than a regular job but I don't think I could ever go back now.

    Big Green Stick

  • WhiteBoyHatcher said...

    No need to set an alarm clock when you have a 3 year old and a 2 month old baby.

    Yeah my kids are elemtary school. Wife gets them ready in the morning and I am there when they get off the bus. So it would either be get up a 6 am or sleep in and work late night/weekends when neccessary. I chose the latter.

    Big Green Stick

  • Uncle Awesome said...

    Yeah - but what the article fails to mention is that she also built a fucking personal nursery next to her office for her new baby. I'd like to see the opportunity to bring your screaming infant to work everyday extended to all employees then see how productive the office is. Instead of working from home she is bringing her home to work, which is wayore distracting and counterproductive.

    My second point would be that at the core, yahoo is a technology company are they not? Wouldn't it make more sense to leverage technology to promote and grow the company and just cut the dead weight slackers.

    I think the difference is that she's the CEO (which in a company like Yahoo means she works almost around the clock, almost every day of the year), and she cannot take 6 months maternity leave and let the company languish while she does that. It's not like she's cancelling maternity leave / paternity leave / daycare related benefits for everyone.

    You're right about them leveraging technology -- they probably have a culture problem where teams are full of people that never come in to the office on the flimsiest of reasons, and she's trying to change the culture / stem the rot. For a company it's size Yahoo basically achieves fuck-all so I'm not really that surprised by this.

    TheAxMan

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