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By: Work at Home Myths | Business Wife & Life

Work at Home Myths | Business Wife & Life — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:20:31 +0000

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By: Patrick Bankay

Patrick Bankay — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:56:41 +0000

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By: Challenging Telework Myths « Web Worker Daily

Challenging Telework Myths « Web Worker Daily — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:54:29 +0000

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Speedlinking - 20 July 2007 : Opportunities for Life — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:57:06 +0000

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By: dtj

dtj — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:47:55 +0000

My working from home creates all kinds of entertainment. My 13 yr old son’s friends are the most freaked out of the people that I interact with. Because I work at home most of the time and I usually work late at night, it affords me the time to be involved alot in my son’s life, such as school and sports. Most of the other kids parents have 9-5ish jobs, both blue and white collar. Eventually I get the sheepish question “do you, like, work?”. Some can’t really fully grasp the answer, so I might just say that I am a pimp or something.

By: Beau

Beau — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:48:56 +0000

Great post! I’ve got some rebuttals to the myths and some that I agree with…

Myth 1 – Sure, I’ll put a load of laundry in during the day. But I’ll also respond to emails and work on spreadsheet models after the kids go to bed. I think I end up working more now that I am not working in a office. There isn’t such a clear distinction between work and non-work time. Its all just become productive time!

Myth 2 – I tried working in my pajamas once – it didn’t just feel right. Sure, I’ll make my 5:30 am Pacific time conference call with the east coast plant in my pajamas, but I still shower, shave and get dressed everyday. Yeah, I might wear shorts and no shoes, but I’m still dressed.

Myth 4 – There is some truth here, IMHO. The type of interactions change, eventhough I have IM to connect me to the people in the office. The hallway conversations with my 5 year old are great, but not the same as running into the CEO or EVP of Ops in the office hallway. I was especially lonely when the school year started and my 5 year old wasn’t with me during the day.

By: over50now

over50now — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:48:27 +0000

I agree with every single one. The first three especially. I often start work shortly after 5am because that when the pets start to make their daily “I’m hungry so wake up or I’ll get really loud” sounds. I grab a cup of coffee, sit down at the computer, barely surface for lunch and sometime mid afternoon think “I really should make myself fit for leaving the house” so finally take a shower.

Unless I have a meeting or something and then it’s like a regular day – but I still start at 5.

By: Jacqueline T Lynch

Jacqueline T Lynch — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:24:09 +0000

Don’t destroy the working while nekkid myth. It’s all we have.

By: Deelip

Deelip — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:09:07 +0000

Working in the nude? haha…………..I always work half nude.

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:47:23 +0000

First of all you have to be very disciplined to work from home. Doing as you said, dress like as you are in the office helps to your mind to keep that discipline. Each one will find things to boost that “virtual office environment”

By: Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:34:24 +0000

Working in the nude? Only if I swing by my machine between shower and bedroom and decide to answer an email right away. Its a happened a few times. In my pajamas? All the time. Before I was employed full-time on-site again, I used to get up, grab some breakfast, and relax in the cool morning air with the windows open while checking my email, blogs, and other essentials. Of course, then I started work about 7:30 – 8 am. Loved it. After that, I took a break and showered, dressed, etc.

Living in an old New England home without central air, I have, on the occassional 85+ degree day worked in nothing but shorts. And of course, being able to just jump in the pool at a moment’s notice was unbelievably wonderful.

Of course, like many of you, I also got to ‘enjoy’ working in the cool evening air at 8, 9, even 10pm.

You give some, you take some.

By: Monica Ricci

Monica Ricci — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:35:48 +0000

I knew it! I feel better knowing I’m NOT the only one working in the buff!

Note: I do wear clothing anytime I’m actually out of my house.

By: Speedlinking - 20 July 2007

Speedlinking - 20 July 2007 — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:27:41 +0000

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