So my “new” job is coming up on three months now. And it’s working with a big corporation and we do have an office in Manhattan. However, I and the rest of my direct division work from home. I don’t have to visit clients or physically interact with people.
At first I thought that would be unpleasant, not being able to go over to someone’s desk and ask questions. Not being able to have office banter. I thought my working relationships would suffer greatly and that I’d feel lonely and removed. I originally thought I’d still go into the office a couple days every week just to interact with people. But now, I can honestly say…
WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING?
I don’t have to commute. For me it would be on the subway. An HOUR each way. TWO HOURS EVERY WEEKDAY. Now I can’t exactly sleep late, my body wakes up around 7am on its own. But now I have time to run a mile most mornings. My endurance is now such that I no longer run out of breath walking up stairs.
Oh yeah, health. IT’S ON!
And I take NAP at lunchtime. You read correctly: SIESTAAAAAAAA!!! My managers encourage taking a full hour for lunch so the opportunity presented itself and I beat the crap out of that hot iron. Oh yeah. Work/life balance!
A 20-30 minute power nap in the middle of the day! This is fricking AWESOME. I’m very very thankful!
I have been with my company for 16 years and I have worked from home for about 7 years. I LOVE IT!!!
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I love those lunch power naps. I still take them whenever I can!
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I get to work from home a few times a month, avoiding a 1/2 hour commute each way. Absolutely love it. I can VPN in to my companies network and we have instant messaging abilities, so I never really miss anything. And no commute stress. Can’t imagine an hour on the subway. Could be quite the freak show some days I would guess.
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There’s some craziness in the subway… homeless people asking for money or food, people preaching about Jesus, some dancers preforming for money… but usually it’s just crowded
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Sounds like Decatur St. In New Orleans. They keep the beggars off Bourbon St. but they just moved to Decatur to prey on the tourists.
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I read it, very informative
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You deserve it, Rex! I’m smiling 🙂
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I agree that working from is GREAT. Everyone should give it a try.
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Good read and I agree working from home does ROCK.
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Your post is very informative and quite true honestly.
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Thanks
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To be able to work from home is a huge blessing !
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I agree
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It is good, I also take the siesta time to do some workout
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Great stuff . . . enjoy !
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Thanks!
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Interesting post thanks, very relevant information included.
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Great post! There is a lot of perks of working from home especially if you have children like I do. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks!
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Working from home is awesome, I love it. There is no commute, I can work when I want, where I want. I can work in my pj’s if I want. I don’t miss the drama or office politics. I started working from home as a freelancer after I had to go on disability for medical issues. It allows me to supplement my income and do something constructive.
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