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re: Thoughts on Remote Work/Work From Home Long Term?
Posted on 11/27/20 at 10:57 am to Ross
Posted on 11/27/20 at 10:57 am to Ross
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I feel like it legit hurts the idea of work/life balance by removing the physical/psychological barrier between where work is and where your home life is
IMO it's easier if you have the space for a home office. I don't take my work into our common spaces where we socialize in the house.
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Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:00 am to Saints83
I set up a home office 7 or 8 years ago. My business has shifted to remote access and online filings. I love it and I am banging my secretary because she lives with me. 
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:03 am to BluegrassBelle
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he probably takes less time off because even if he feels kind of shitty it's just walking down the hall to "go to work".
Same! I put very few days off on the calendar even though we are given unlimited PTO. I don’t need a vacation day to sit in the car while my SO drives us out of town. I don’t need a vacation day to prep for a party at my house the next day. I can multitask and overall pretty much never be unavailable to clients.
My response time and availability to them is the #1 compliment I get.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:05 am to Ross
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I feel like it legit hurts the idea of work/life balance by removing the physical/psychological barrier between where work is and where your home life is
Everyone’s different I guess. I don’t need a separation of the two. I’ll happy respond to a work email while eating dinner because doing it is what allows me to have the down time to hit an early happy hour. Give and take.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:11 am to Ross
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I feel like it legit hurts the idea of work/life balance by removing the physical/psychological barrier between where work is and where your home life is
I can see this and this is definitely why if I did Remote Work/Work From Home I would set up a separate office space that would only be used for work. That way you leave that room and work stays there.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:18 am to Saints83
Prepare for it. Once you get used to the flexibility, it’s very tough to go back. Do yourself a favor, get a nice office setup. Spend decent money on a quality chair, a good desk, dual monitors, and a nice external camera and microphone. Separate your office from the parts of your house you use for relaxation. You need to feel like you just got home when you sit down on your sofa for the evening. You must keep a routine. Get dressed like you are going someplace before you touch your computer in the morning.
I don’t see a global talent pool as much of an issue. Time zones matter. If your boss is on west coast time and you want to be on east coast, is shifting your life to align to a different time zone a long term possibility? Maybe, but it’s very hard to be out of sync with your family.
I don’t see a global talent pool as much of an issue. Time zones matter. If your boss is on west coast time and you want to be on east coast, is shifting your life to align to a different time zone a long term possibility? Maybe, but it’s very hard to be out of sync with your family.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:18 am to Saints83
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I don't like the idea of going back to an office and being figuratively chained to the desk.
I like being able to work from wherever as well. Like I can take a week at Christmas and just work from my in-laws while they have fun with my kid. I spent two weeks in LA earlier this year and my child had the time of his life playing with his grandma and grandpa and I got all my work done at their houses.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:20 am to LouisianaLady
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Everyone’s different I guess. I don’t need a separation of the two. I’ll happy respond to a work email while eating dinner because doing it is what allows me to have the down time to hit an early happy hour. Give and take.
Thats how I feel too. Like I have no problem sitting on the couch working a little tomorrow during the LSU game because I stopped early Wednesday when family came in.
My company also emails ALOT since we are basically all remote. So if its not expected that you respond immediately. We just text if its urgent.
This post was edited on 11/27/20 at 11:21 am
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:22 am to Saints83
I’ve thought about this.
Imagine not having to be in the big city with big city cost of living yet still making the salary at that big company.
You get awesome WiFi and internet set up at some remote mountain getaway on a lake for less than a cramped apartment in the city and just work from home. Would be a lovely existence
Imagine not having to be in the big city with big city cost of living yet still making the salary at that big company.
You get awesome WiFi and internet set up at some remote mountain getaway on a lake for less than a cramped apartment in the city and just work from home. Would be a lovely existence
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:23 am to Saints83
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One of the things I'm really wanting to focus on is a job that allows at least part time if not full time Remote Work.
Aka I’m lazy and want to be lazy when I feel like being lazy.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:24 am to DavidTheGnome
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Well be a country full of crazier people.
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Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:35 am to Saints83
I was in oil and gas sales with most of my work around an oil patch or in the customers corporate office. I also managed pre sales technical support with engineers spread out through the Permian, Bakker, California, and Colorado oil markets. Everything was already Skype meetings and regular company travel to Houston. Not much of a difference except for support services like procurement and supply chain.
The only noticeable change was the lack of collaboration from multiple product lines. Drilling and completions knows where the activity is as they are first on the well. Eventually everything goes on artificial lift. You can target contacts based on activity and stay ahead with the sales pipeline and long lead times.
The only noticeable change was the lack of collaboration from multiple product lines. Drilling and completions knows where the activity is as they are first on the well. Eventually everything goes on artificial lift. You can target contacts based on activity and stay ahead with the sales pipeline and long lead times.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:42 am to fr33manator
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Imagine not having to be in the big city with big city cost of living yet still making the salary at that big company.
It’s not going to work that way. Work from home will decrease wages.
Companies won’t have to pay that big salary because people will be willing to work for less who live in less expensive places. Not to mention their pool of applicants for certain jobs is going to go from 50 to 10,000+. Supply and demand.
Also what’s keeping your company from hiring someone from India who they’ll pay 10% of what they are paying you? A lot of folks cheering on this wfh movement aren’t looking at the big picture.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:42 am to Saints83
I have worked from home for several years now. I strongly suggest anyone that foresees long-term WFH to get some dedicated office space. Take over a bedroom, build a separate building, whatever. You need to have dedicated office space so that when you go there, it's for work.
Setting up in the kitchen or setting up in the living room won't work well long term for most people.
Setting up in the kitchen or setting up in the living room won't work well long term for most people.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:58 am to Saints83
Great thread with some strong and helpful insights.
Up until March, I was traveling a ton in my job (2-3 weeks a month to major cities) for the two years prior and thoroughly enjoyed the “grind” of collecting loyalty points and exploring new places in the evenings or during an extended weekend + meeting new people through work.
During this time, I had the same girlfriend back home that had her own place. At the beginning of the pandemic, she asked to move in between leases and 8 months later - I get interrupted at least seven times a work day in my bedroom/office (which has turned into a makeshift office with a folding table and two monitors plugged into a laptop) for the most mind boggling unimportant things. She uses the main living area for her “work from home” job.
I CANNOT WAIT until our office reopens so I have a mandatory reason to get away during the day AND take my damn sweet time coming home at nights.
Up until March, I was traveling a ton in my job (2-3 weeks a month to major cities) for the two years prior and thoroughly enjoyed the “grind” of collecting loyalty points and exploring new places in the evenings or during an extended weekend + meeting new people through work.
During this time, I had the same girlfriend back home that had her own place. At the beginning of the pandemic, she asked to move in between leases and 8 months later - I get interrupted at least seven times a work day in my bedroom/office (which has turned into a makeshift office with a folding table and two monitors plugged into a laptop) for the most mind boggling unimportant things. She uses the main living area for her “work from home” job.
I CANNOT WAIT until our office reopens so I have a mandatory reason to get away during the day AND take my damn sweet time coming home at nights.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:59 am to themasterpater
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Doing little things here and there helps stay on top of daily life maintenance and serves as a brief productive break from work instead of perusing yahoo, TD, or taking a walk to the water cooler
He posted as he perused TD
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:11 pm to Saints83
I think employers are going to start lowering/reducing salaries for the WFH crowd. No point in paying you the same salary if you’re at home. I’m paying you to be where I know you’re actually working- even if you’re not every minute of the day . I’m not paying you the same amount to pet your dog and do your laundry while occasionally doing something work related. And most of the employers I know have been disappointed at how little people are doing while WFH.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:59 pm to Saints83
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I'm in my mid 30s but I'm not married and don't have children so I truly could live the nomadic lifestyle. I would still keep the condo I bought but I would like to live in other places half of the year. Remote Work would make that possible.
I'm a lot like you, just a bit older. I've been remote for 2 years and love it. Thinking of moving somewhere like Charleston or getting a second place somewhere and splitting my time. I wouldn't want to go back to an office.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:59 pm to DavidTheGnome
quote:Already there brother.
Well be a country full of crazy people.
Go to any Facebook news article about COVID and at least half the people there are screaming bloody murder about how their governor isn’t locking down their particular state hard enough.
The country is irredeemable.
Posted on 11/27/20 at 1:11 pm to Saints83
I was forced to work from home a couple of weeks ago and hate it. The only benefit I could see is if it were long term and allow me to move to my dream location of Haines, AK.
I really miss the social interaction.
I really miss the social interaction.
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