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re: Working from home survey
Posted on 7/7/20 at 9:23 pm to Costanza
Posted on 7/7/20 at 9:23 pm to Costanza
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Are you more or less efficient?
A little less. Don’t have dual monitors which slows me down.
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Has your compensation been affected? How?
No.
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What do you enjoy about working from home?
No commute, no dress code, no co-workers bugging me, dog at my feet, able to do small household chores, set my own schedule.
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What’s been the biggest challenge?
Not cracking beers after lunch.
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What is your company telling you about timelines for returning to pre ‘Rona normalcy?
Nothing really. We agreed to re-asses sometime this month.
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Which changes could stick around once this is all over?
I’d like to have the option to work from home more. 1-3 days per week.
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Posted on 7/7/20 at 9:26 pm to Costanza
Quickly. I was already able to work remote
More efficient. I have less interruptions at home
No difference in compensation.
I’m two miles from the country club. I can pop over for a quick nine a few days a week.
Wife is also working at home and we have our 18 month old along with two Australian shepherds.
In current role I’m not going back to the office.
Work changes are now permanent. Bought a new house more suited to the new lifestyle. Wife will not be going back to the office either. We both needed offices and game room for the nanny to keep the kiddo.
More efficient. I have less interruptions at home
No difference in compensation.
I’m two miles from the country club. I can pop over for a quick nine a few days a week.
Wife is also working at home and we have our 18 month old along with two Australian shepherds.
In current role I’m not going back to the office.
Work changes are now permanent. Bought a new house more suited to the new lifestyle. Wife will not be going back to the office either. We both needed offices and game room for the nanny to keep the kiddo.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 9:27 pm to Costanza
Ok
Way less efficient
No
Not having to pretend to be busy during slow periods
Boredom
They’ve been giving us dates and keep pushing them back. We are not forced to go until we feel comfortable.
Less emphasis on 8-5 butts in seats
Way less efficient
No
Not having to pretend to be busy during slow periods
Boredom
They’ve been giving us dates and keep pushing them back. We are not forced to go until we feel comfortable.
Less emphasis on 8-5 butts in seats
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:30 am to TheWalrus
This morning reminds me that the coffee at home is far superior to the coffee at work.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:47 am to Costanza
I started working from home in mid March and have been here ever since. TBH, I prefer it. I don't just love sitting under flourescent lights all day waiting for some annoying person to barge into my office and annoy me. Call me antisocial...
I'm much more efficient at home and save ton of time everyday not having to travel to work or meetings.
The biggest challenge is my dog...he has bursts between naps where he wants to play or be cuddled and will do just about anything to get my attention. Not all that different from the aforementioned coworkers, but at least he's cute.
I won't start going back until at least August, although that will likely be pushed back given current trends. Even then, I have proven myself at home so will only go in two days a week permanently.
I'm much more efficient at home and save ton of time everyday not having to travel to work or meetings.
The biggest challenge is my dog...he has bursts between naps where he wants to play or be cuddled and will do just about anything to get my attention. Not all that different from the aforementioned coworkers, but at least he's cute.
I won't start going back until at least August, although that will likely be pushed back given current trends. Even then, I have proven myself at home so will only go in two days a week permanently.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:51 am to Costanza
Worked from home well before covid
I love it. I love the flexibility. I love the trust it means my company has in me.
I get a lot more done at home than in an office. Way less conversational distractions. I can work for 4 hours with short breaks and get the vast majority of my job done most days, then I have time to work on my personal goals, like my health and fitness goals.
I'm an introverted guy so it works for me on the social front.
We have a couple of coffee snobs at the office so this wasn't the case for me. I had to up my coffee game.
I love it. I love the flexibility. I love the trust it means my company has in me.
I get a lot more done at home than in an office. Way less conversational distractions. I can work for 4 hours with short breaks and get the vast majority of my job done most days, then I have time to work on my personal goals, like my health and fitness goals.
I'm an introverted guy so it works for me on the social front.
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This morning reminds me that the coffee at home is far superior to the coffee at work.
We have a couple of coffee snobs at the office so this wasn't the case for me. I had to up my coffee game.
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 7:55 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:53 am to BaddestAndvari
quote:this has been exactly my experience.
Way more efficient, I wish we could go to 100% wfh
More time with family, less time on pointless commutes, more efficient use of my time
Enjoy just about everything, and I'm an extrovert
Biggest challenge has been old school asshats thinking wfh isn't working... even though it's been proven time and time again to be MORE efficient
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:54 am to Costanza
I’d like the option to work from home 1-2 days a week, which I basically already had. Nice not to commute but less productivity means I’m not really saving much time
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:55 am to Costanza
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If your job has transitioned to you working from home
Real sad that they forced you nonessentials to “transition”
Do y’all wear makeup and dresses?
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:56 am to Costanza
It actually works pretty well for my department. I can think of a couple of people who seem more productive, and probably just one who'd be doing better if we were in the office and I could hold her hand a bit more (metaphorically).
I hate it, though. I like to get up, shower, and drive into work. I like to go out for lunch. Teams, GoToMeeting, etc. are all pretty janky. Work is quieter; it seems like my neighborhood is some kind of sanctuary for two-stroke motors.
I guess I deserve it, though. I did not march to the polls and vote for the witch like I "should of," and that's just my mistake.
I hate it, though. I like to get up, shower, and drive into work. I like to go out for lunch. Teams, GoToMeeting, etc. are all pretty janky. Work is quieter; it seems like my neighborhood is some kind of sanctuary for two-stroke motors.
I guess I deserve it, though. I did not march to the polls and vote for the witch like I "should of," and that's just my mistake.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:56 am to The Spleen
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Not cracking beers after lunch.
Love it.
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 7:57 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:01 am to USMEagles
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I like to get up, shower, and drive into work. I like to go out for lunch.
I kind of like the separation between home and work also. It helps that my commute is like 10 minutes so that doesn't really bother me.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:01 am to Costanza
I've worked from home for 13 of the last 20 years as a traveling sales rep. The biggest challenge is my wife (no pics) working from home as well; we live in the sticks and our internet is limited to 25mbps. With both of us on Zoom calls and our son on all day too, the bandwidth gets sucked up quickly.
She still has no real idea when she'll go back; she works in food manufacturing and is having to do audits remotely, which is really hard. I usually do about 100 nights/year in a hotel and I need to get back on the road; I sell capital equipment to schools and it's near impossible to develop the relationships I need to close deals over the phone or Zoom. I NEED face to face interaction.
My compensation has been reduced because my sales (and the accompanying commissions) have dropped drastically. I was doing about $250K a month in sales and that has shrunk to about $30K monthly.
She still has no real idea when she'll go back; she works in food manufacturing and is having to do audits remotely, which is really hard. I usually do about 100 nights/year in a hotel and I need to get back on the road; I sell capital equipment to schools and it's near impossible to develop the relationships I need to close deals over the phone or Zoom. I NEED face to face interaction.
My compensation has been reduced because my sales (and the accompanying commissions) have dropped drastically. I was doing about $250K a month in sales and that has shrunk to about $30K monthly.
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 8:03 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:14 am to Costanza
I've been WFH working from home for over 15 years but I've gotten lots of calls and emails from people I know to whom this is new, so I'll weigh in.
It's definitely not for everyone but I could never go back to an outside office. In fact, I've turned down jobs for the sole reason that they wouldn't consider virtual (this was before the changes of the past few months).
I'm much more productive in this environment than I ever was in an outside office. But the other side of that is that because I have a dedicated home office it's hard to get away FROM at times. For example, I've had an idea and gone to my office to capture it and get "stuck" there for a while. I would say it evens out though because when things are quiet at work, I can spend time with my family or on other things without missing anything for work.
Compensation is actually better considering you're not spending as much on gas and eating lunch out, etc when working from home. Compensation comes in many forms and there's a lot of value in being able to see my daughter, whom we homeschool, a greater percentage of every day instead of just coming home from work tired in the evening. I also put a lot of value on being able to hop on my mountain bike and hit the trails for "lunch" and then eat at my desk when I get back (which I was doing ANYWAY).
The biggest downside? Like I said, it's not for everyone and some people just don't have the mental discipline to focus on work in the face of home distractions. But even for those who do the biggest thorn is the social isolation. It's harder to remain plugged into a company's corporate cultural environment when you're not face-to-face. It can also be challenging to resolve issues when you're an email or phone call instead of going to pound on someones desk to get a matter taken care of. For example, I had a client who needed an easy fix from IT and they were getting brushed off - I had to intervene and because I wasn't in their face in a literal sense it was harder to get their attention without escalation. The isolation can be personal too - I sometimes go many days without seeing another soul but my wife and daughter. That's great most of the time, but it can take a toll too.
If WFH is going to be permanent or even long term there's a few things that are critical:
(1) You MUST have dedicated workspace like a spare bedroom converted to an office - kitchen table or laptop on the couch won't cut it.
At the same time, don't let yourself chain yourself to the desk - get out and do conference calls from the deck/patio or even trailside whenever possible.
(2) Make a point of getting face time with clients and coworkers whenever possible. I travel some for work so I look forward to client site visits and conferences.
(3) Make a point of getting face time with friends and family. That might sound obvious, and maybe it is for some people, but not always.
(4) If you've got an exercise routine stick to it - if not, get one even if it's going for a walk.
I suspect that many companies are going to see the benefits of WFH / virtual workforce and continue this in full or in part on an ongoing basis. Even w/o the coronapocolypse, there's a big benefit to companies not having to pay for the overhead of as much physical office space as they used to. Obviously there are some jobs that can't be done remotely, but for those that can - embrace it, it's here to stay for a while.
It's definitely not for everyone but I could never go back to an outside office. In fact, I've turned down jobs for the sole reason that they wouldn't consider virtual (this was before the changes of the past few months).
I'm much more productive in this environment than I ever was in an outside office. But the other side of that is that because I have a dedicated home office it's hard to get away FROM at times. For example, I've had an idea and gone to my office to capture it and get "stuck" there for a while. I would say it evens out though because when things are quiet at work, I can spend time with my family or on other things without missing anything for work.
Compensation is actually better considering you're not spending as much on gas and eating lunch out, etc when working from home. Compensation comes in many forms and there's a lot of value in being able to see my daughter, whom we homeschool, a greater percentage of every day instead of just coming home from work tired in the evening. I also put a lot of value on being able to hop on my mountain bike and hit the trails for "lunch" and then eat at my desk when I get back (which I was doing ANYWAY).
The biggest downside? Like I said, it's not for everyone and some people just don't have the mental discipline to focus on work in the face of home distractions. But even for those who do the biggest thorn is the social isolation. It's harder to remain plugged into a company's corporate cultural environment when you're not face-to-face. It can also be challenging to resolve issues when you're an email or phone call instead of going to pound on someones desk to get a matter taken care of. For example, I had a client who needed an easy fix from IT and they were getting brushed off - I had to intervene and because I wasn't in their face in a literal sense it was harder to get their attention without escalation. The isolation can be personal too - I sometimes go many days without seeing another soul but my wife and daughter. That's great most of the time, but it can take a toll too.
If WFH is going to be permanent or even long term there's a few things that are critical:
(1) You MUST have dedicated workspace like a spare bedroom converted to an office - kitchen table or laptop on the couch won't cut it.
At the same time, don't let yourself chain yourself to the desk - get out and do conference calls from the deck/patio or even trailside whenever possible.
(2) Make a point of getting face time with clients and coworkers whenever possible. I travel some for work so I look forward to client site visits and conferences.
(3) Make a point of getting face time with friends and family. That might sound obvious, and maybe it is for some people, but not always.
(4) If you've got an exercise routine stick to it - if not, get one even if it's going for a walk.
I suspect that many companies are going to see the benefits of WFH / virtual workforce and continue this in full or in part on an ongoing basis. Even w/o the coronapocolypse, there's a big benefit to companies not having to pay for the overhead of as much physical office space as they used to. Obviously there are some jobs that can't be done remotely, but for those that can - embrace it, it's here to stay for a while.
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 8:41 am
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:15 am to Costanza
I worked at home for several years prior to the current virus scare. Couple of lessons:
Set working hours and stick to them. At the end of your working hours, shut everything down so you’re not tempted to respond to emails etc.
Take steps to avoid isolating yourself. Offices serve a societal function in addition to being a workplace, and most people are losing that.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:24 am to Costanza
If your job has transitioned to you working from home,
How did the transition go?
I started out with something temporary in the living room, but once I realized this wasn't going to be a two week thing, I cleaned up my home desk and treat it like work.
Are you more or less efficient?
WAY more efficient. I was in corporate and all these higher-ups would stop by to chat. Nothing kills progress like stopping every 30 mins because a VP wants to tell you a story.
The other big positive is the Teams meetings. My job role is spread out with one or two people in each region. this is the first time we've ever collaborated real-time on projects and it's been great.
Has your compensation been affected? How?
No affect. They did have layoffs a few weeks back but it was just cutting dead weight.
What do you enjoy about working from home?
I love it. Biggest thing is wearing shorts and no commute. And the commute is both ways. If I'm rolling on something in the afternoon I keep going. Before I was watching the clock and thinking about traffic on the way home.
What’s been the biggest challenge?
Wife (no pics) and I were both in the same room the first two weeks. Once I got out of there and set up my own spot it's been golden.
Also, early on I upgraded from AT&T's shitty wifi to a mesh system. That's been huge. Better printer would be nice too.
What is your company telling you about timelines for returning to pre ‘Rona normalcy?
We get an email every few weeks that just says keep on doing what you're doing. They don't say it, but I think they don't want to adsorb the cost associated with cleaning the office. Cost of cleaning supplies and "professionals" to wipe down high traffic areas is out of control.
Which changes could stick around once this is all over?
I could see when the lease is up for renewal they shrink our office footprint. We have 5 floors of a building now and I could see that being cut in half.
How did the transition go?
I started out with something temporary in the living room, but once I realized this wasn't going to be a two week thing, I cleaned up my home desk and treat it like work.
Are you more or less efficient?
WAY more efficient. I was in corporate and all these higher-ups would stop by to chat. Nothing kills progress like stopping every 30 mins because a VP wants to tell you a story.
The other big positive is the Teams meetings. My job role is spread out with one or two people in each region. this is the first time we've ever collaborated real-time on projects and it's been great.
Has your compensation been affected? How?
No affect. They did have layoffs a few weeks back but it was just cutting dead weight.
What do you enjoy about working from home?
I love it. Biggest thing is wearing shorts and no commute. And the commute is both ways. If I'm rolling on something in the afternoon I keep going. Before I was watching the clock and thinking about traffic on the way home.
What’s been the biggest challenge?
Wife (no pics) and I were both in the same room the first two weeks. Once I got out of there and set up my own spot it's been golden.
Also, early on I upgraded from AT&T's shitty wifi to a mesh system. That's been huge. Better printer would be nice too.
What is your company telling you about timelines for returning to pre ‘Rona normalcy?
We get an email every few weeks that just says keep on doing what you're doing. They don't say it, but I think they don't want to adsorb the cost associated with cleaning the office. Cost of cleaning supplies and "professionals" to wipe down high traffic areas is out of control.
Which changes could stick around once this is all over?
I could see when the lease is up for renewal they shrink our office footprint. We have 5 floors of a building now and I could see that being cut in half.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:40 am to Costanza
IN
Been doing it the past 2 weeks (because coworker tested positive for Covid). Going to save about $200 a month in gas, no micromanaging supervisor breathing down my neck all day, my sofa is more comfortable than sitting at my desk, getting more work done, but still having a lot more time to do things because of not having a 2 hour commute each day. And I have extra time at the gym in the morning. Wish I could do it forever.
Been doing it the past 2 weeks (because coworker tested positive for Covid). Going to save about $200 a month in gas, no micromanaging supervisor breathing down my neck all day, my sofa is more comfortable than sitting at my desk, getting more work done, but still having a lot more time to do things because of not having a 2 hour commute each day. And I have extra time at the gym in the morning. Wish I could do it forever.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:40 am to EvilMaddie
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Which changes could stick around once this is all over?
I could see when the lease is up for renewal they shrink our office footprint. We have 5 floors of a building now and I could see that being cut in half.
Same with my company. I'd hate to be in commercial real estate right now.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:47 am to Costanza
For 15 years I have. Biggest issue is "I just need 5 minutes" from the wife
Posted on 7/8/20 at 8:47 am to Costanza
Love working from home, just as efficient at the home office. I’ll go into the corporate office 1-3 times a week for a few hours if I need to use the super fast internet, copier and printer.
-not in sales or customer facing roles, so no big deal there.
-don’t miss the 45-min commute 5 days a week.
-nice having a break front the traditional butts in seat 8-5, even when there’s nothing going on,
-nice to get things done like yard work and errands during the week instead of cramming it all in on Saturday morning.
-I’m healthier, better lunches, still exercising, blood pressure has dropped considerably and have reduced my daily milligrams.
I imagine companies are taking a deep dive look into their real estate costs right now and seeing if they can consolidate their workspaces.
-not in sales or customer facing roles, so no big deal there.
-don’t miss the 45-min commute 5 days a week.
-nice having a break front the traditional butts in seat 8-5, even when there’s nothing going on,
-nice to get things done like yard work and errands during the week instead of cramming it all in on Saturday morning.
-I’m healthier, better lunches, still exercising, blood pressure has dropped considerably and have reduced my daily milligrams.
I imagine companies are taking a deep dive look into their real estate costs right now and seeing if they can consolidate their workspaces.
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