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Friday, June 22, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Hi there. It’s Friday afternoon and I thought I would offer a few suggestions to those of you who have told your bosses that you are “working from home” today: 1. DO NOT leave your cell phone back in the living room when you step out to the diner for a couple of hours. This is awesome and so true for those of us that do, well did at one point, work from home. Posted By Ed, Orlando FL : June 22, 2007 4:04 pm
One more: If you’ve been slacking off and not returning calls and emails, end your workday by sending a big document at around 7:30pm. People will assume you’ve been working on it all day and avoiding distractions. Then return the calls and emails first thing tomorrow and be sure to mention the report that was kicking your ass. Posted By Tristan, Bethesda, MD : June 22, 2007 4:21 pm
All good ideas except number 2. I really don’t want to conduct business and listen to you flush when you’re done with your….”other business”. Let vmail pick it up and call them back when you’re finished. Posted By anonymous, elko, nv : June 22, 2007 4:36 pm
DO NOT talk on your cell while flushing the toilet. Nothing is that urgent. Posted By Barbara, Philadelphia, PA : June 22, 2007 4:50 pm
I think this article was written by somebody in their underwear. Posted By Rick, Ridley Park, PA : June 22, 2007 5:01 pm
Permission to work from home? You must be kidding. Is your company still in the stone ages? My company encourages us to work from home – no guilt no hassles! With broadband internet, cellphones, blackberrys, web based training, toll-free conference calling, email, voicemail, etc why not work from home? My work schedule is more balanced with my personal life. I can run errands during the day if I wish and continue with work when I get back. So long as the work gets done and my co-workers can reach me, everyone is happy, productivity is up, and employee loyalty and morale are great! If you need to “ask permission” to work from home, you’re working for the wrong company! Posted By Sam, Littleton Colorado : June 22, 2007 5:25 pm
I like it. I am a person who would like the workers seen, NOT at home.Call me old-fashioned I do not care!!!! Posted By John, Detroit, Mi : June 22, 2007 5:54 pm
Of course I agree with those who have commented on the bathroom issue. One should never flush during a meeting unless one is trying to convey a very clear message. Posted By thebingblog : June 22, 2007 7:30 pm
One point to add is put pets away that will make noises while on the phone such as a dog barking! Posted By Jacky Smith Norfolk Va : June 22, 2007 10:36 pm
Jacky, you’re so right. As a matter of fact, this morning I had a conference call at 9:30. To set up for the call, I had a pad, a pen, my BlackBerry and a spray bottle full of water to schpritz on my spaniel if she started barking for a biscuit. She does it just about every time I’m on the phone, because she knows I’ll do anything at that point to shut her up. The spray bottle works, by the way. You don’t have to use it at all after the first or second time, just wave it in the dog’s general direction to make the point. Posted By thebingblog : June 22, 2007 11:09 pm
instead… go commando Posted By Dy Phan : June 23, 2007 12:08 am
DO mute your music before answering the phone. No sense having someone misjudge your musical tastes just because that one track you have by Men At Work happens to be playing. Posted By Neil Anderson, Coalmont BC : June 23, 2007 9:29 am
I am moved by how many of you are goofing off on Fridays. Posted By thebingblog : June 23, 2007 11:04 am
I’ve worked from a home office for 20 years and disagree with most of these items. Most important part of self motivation is knowing when you are off. However I do work in my PJ’s often. My advice — Give yourself a lunch hour. Phone on the toilet sounds gross. Posted By L, Port Washington, NewYork : June 23, 2007 11:50 am
This article seems to have been written by someone with little to no experience working from home. There are FAR better rules than those stated. here are some: 1. Set your work hours and communicate accordingly to family members and friends. Great rule to follow: Just because you are working from home doesn’t mean you are in fact “home” 2. Do not mix your work area with your leisure area i.e. do not set your office up in your kitchen, living room, or bedroom.. otherwise you will always be seeing and thinking about work and your sense of balance will be compromised greatly. 3. Don’t work in your underwear period. Anything less than casual business attire is not professional when you are on the clock. 4. When working from home, do not let other family members answer the phone! Also, shut off ALL other phones when on conference calls. 5. When you answer your home phone, always say “Hello, this is ” (you never know who it might be) 6. Do not take calls outside.. on your patio, etc. Planes, cars, garbage trucks, lawn mowers, etc will invariably explode out of nowhere and people will wonder where the h3ll you are. 7. Communicate with people on your team all day (especially via IM), even if you don’t have to. As long as you are connected, people will not second-guess your work ethic from home. Make sure your status is set to “available” as much as humanly possible. 8. When you grocery shop, think about your work day. Don’t eat while you are on calls, etc. Take time out to sit down and eat away from your desk. Take a walk after a meal. Get out of the house. Posted By m, northern calif : June 23, 2007 1:14 pm
“m” from northern california (one of the most pleasant places to work from home) has a host of good, serious advice on the subject. My general take on the matter is based on my overall suspicion, pertaining mostly to Fridays during the summer, that working from home is not the same as “working from home” or a lot of us wouldn’t be doing it. Now if only somebody could invent a good rationale for “working from home” on Monday… Posted By thebingblog : June 23, 2007 1:21 pm
How about this for a novel idea: think of your teammates and the biz your are supporting, put in a honest day of work and you will always be trusted to do this again. Simple but it works. Just be fair to others. And do be carefull with flushing sounds… Posted By Mike, NYC : June 23, 2007 1:59 pm
Amusing post with a lot of truth. “m” is a total tool who missed the point of the post. Posted By muse, Veije, DK : June 23, 2007 2:08 pm
Are you serious about #10 – don’t do business in just underwear? I mean all the other tips were great, but this one somehow just seems too odd and somewhat wacky to really be taken seriously. Not that I would do business in just my underwear (do people actually do this?) Posted By John, New Jersey, New York : June 23, 2007 2:26 pm
What’s the issue with working in your PJ’s/underwear? That is the highlight for me of working from home…saves on laundry LOL Posted By Brandi, Tucker GA : June 23, 2007 2:59 pm
I turn my phone off when I go out, so I guess I’ve broken rule #1. And I’m not answering my phone while I’m in the bathroom, either. Sorry. Posted By Joe, Ft.Worth, TX : June 23, 2007 3:16 pm
I disagree with most of this list. The purpose of working from home is to be more productive, not to appear more productive. -You don’t take your phone to the toilet when working from home, just like you wouldn’t do it at the office. -Playing your Elvis Costello is fine, so long as you have a mute button. -Working in your undies is fine. Assuming you aren’t meeting anyone of course, but this is one of the key benefits of working from home. Someone give a GOOD reason why this is not ok please. -I don’t see “getting rid of the kids” on the list anywhere? The single biggest threat to productivity for any working mum or dad. Posted By Harvey, Auckland NZ : June 23, 2007 3:46 pm
brilliant =D Posted By Colin Godsey, Dekalb, IL : June 23, 2007 5:03 pm
Another good rule: Limit yourself to no more than 3 hours of Desktop Tower Defense during any one workday. When pwning n00bs in Counter-Strike, turn down the volume while on conf. calls. Posted By SF, cali : June 23, 2007 5:45 pm
Was this article written under the guise of a high school term paper? The author must work from home at McDonalds. Posted By Your Mom : June 23, 2007 6:21 pm
Brilliant! I thought it was only in the UK that we were this devious. Posted By Tim Duffy, London, UK : June 24, 2007 4:51 am
This article represents everything that’s wrong with the way people use modern technology. This is even worse than face time. It’s electronic face time, and it’s psychologically unhealthy. Unless someone is dying or sick, it can wait. Even if your boss/client disagrees. Toilets are for excrement. Not electronic face time. This article belongs there. Posted By Katy, Los Angeles CA : June 24, 2007 5:40 am
Well, had a good laugh but the purpose of working from home is to be more productive , not to appear so…and DO NOT take the blackberry and phone with you when you are in the bathroom. DO take them with you when you go out. You may never know when you need them. Keep the messengers logged in case your colleagues need you but always write a proper status (i.e. “busy working”, “do not disturb – in conference”). oh yeah and WORK in undies, on top of the bed listening to music! you will have a lot of fun working and a lot of productivity! Posted By Cristina, Romania, freelance writer : June 24, 2007 7:12 am
I’ve worked full-time from home (i.e. telecommuted) for about a third of my fifteen-year professional life. I currently live several hundred miles from the rest of my team, so I have a vested interest (obviously) in keeping the work-at-home relationship viable. From my perspective there’s some pretty bad advice in here. My suggestions: DON’T play games to make it look like you are being productive (points 3, 4, 6, and 9). Just be productive. Don’t let your work product be any less valuable than anyone who’s on site. When you are on-site, don’t brag about how nice it is to work from home, unless everybody works from home. You don’t have to avoid the subject (your co-workers know, obviously), but don’t ramble on and on about it either. DO resist the urge to send nastygrams to your coworker(s) when they make you angry, no matter how tempating or warranted it might be. It’s a lot easier to repair damage to a relationship when you can walk down the hall and talk about it; much more difficult when it might be weeks or months before you have another face-to-face. Find a way to resolve the issue tactfully. DO think carefully about establishing and maintaining a sustainable work-life balance. Make sure that there are certain times of day that you’ve blocked out for your family or just your own peace and quiet. Step away from your computer and everything else work-related that can stress you out during these times. Don’t check your e-mail or voice mail every hour of every day. When you are working, DO make yourself available by e-mail, phone, instant messaging, or whatever means are available to you. Many kinds of work depend on quick interchange of ideas among co-workers. Since you aren’t available for hallway conversations, you’ve got to lower the other barriers to availability. Posted By Eric, Seattle : June 24, 2007 12:36 pm
hii,,,all i think all points are valid and justified..but important things are: a) Priority …work with comfort OR comfort with work b)Not allowing tinge of procastination in the job on hand but one should work normally as he wud have done in office…. Rest is all fine…Work Hrs demand work only Posted By Arunabh, Lucknow, India : June 24, 2007 2:10 pm
I agree with all the good points made by all those who actually work at home. I guess my thoughts were really directed at those who “work at home.” I believe there are many of us. I also believe that even those who work at home also, on many occasions, “work at home.” And by the way, that thing about taking your phone into the bathroom? I was kidding. The BlackBerry, on the other hand, is another matter. Posted By thebingblog : June 24, 2007 3:34 pm
How do they know your in your underware…really? Posted By Anonymous : June 24, 2007 9:52 pm
Take my Blackberry and cellphone along to the bathroom, eh? I’ve always thought that the echo off the tiles and other ambient noises were a dead giveaway. Posted By The Ferguson, New York City : June 24, 2007 10:49 pm
I know you’re trying to be clever, but a lot of this is clearly wrong. I work from home, 1. Good point. If you leave the house, take the Blackberry. 2. Are you insane? I’m pretty sure my customers and coworkers in corporate prefer that I do NOT talk to them while taking a massive shit. How much of a tool are you when you can’t stop working for 5 minutes to use the facilities? 3. Don’t schedule unnecessary calls. The 2nd best part of working from home is being away from the bullshit meetings, so stop creating more of them. See #10 for the best part of working from home. 4. True, working on e-mail early gets you wrapped up in it all day too. 5. No comment. You know your tolerance, I know mine 6. Heh, I like this one. Timing is everything, use it to your advantage. 7. Agreed, but get in the habit of unpausing it the second you are off the phone or else you will regret losing valuable music time 8. Amen to this. 9. How about this – do not WORK at 6pm? If you work from home, you shoudl be getting 5x more work done and should be able to close the laptop at 5pm. 10. WHAT! The only reason you shouldn’t do business in underwear is because ou should do it naked! Why dirty up clothing when you’re not going anywhere? Who cares if they know you’re not wearing pants? It will want them to keep you at home! Posted By Berto : June 25, 2007 1:15 am
It’s called satire, people!!! If i really wanted to know about actually working from home, i’d buy one of the 1000’s of books or magazines devoted to the subject. Posted By David, Houston Tx : June 25, 2007 12:22 pm
It is monday and after reading I wish I were “working from home” today. The “working from home” you describe is the key to healthy balance and keep us from strangling our coworkers. One thing the posts to this blog reveal is that many people who REALLY work from home have lost there sense of humor. Is there a connection? Posted By Dude in Boise, ID : June 25, 2007 3:07 pm
Here are a few more suggestions for “working from home”. Forget your cell phone in the car when you are playing your round of golf and if your kids are home be sure to carefully place a small piece of duct tape over their mouths before you answer the phone. For some reason employers frown upon hearing screaming children in the background when you are supposed to be working. Posted By D, Panora, IA : June 25, 2007 5:03 pm
I can’t stop laughing and crying after reading #10. Posted By D. Alexandria, VA : June 25, 2007 11:00 pm
“5. DO NOT start drinking any earlier than usual. Not even beer.” What’s the point of working from home then? Posted By Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX : June 27, 2007 5:44 pm
I loved it! I was surprised at the number of people who took it so seriously! Depending on the nature of your work and your personality, not all rules will apply in all situations to all people! Some people might get more work done in their PJ’s. Others need the psycological trigger that their work day has begun by dressing up. I respect both. And, on a final note, for those of you opposed to the cell phone in the bathroom – you obviously have never worked for a micromanager like my last boss! Try calling her right back and explaining that you were using the facilities, but be ready for the long awkward pause specifically employed to make you feel that she believed you were up to something far more sinister. Posted By Karen, Jacksonville, FL : July 16, 2007 1:16 pm
I have tried a lot my self ! All my best Ulf and good luck! Posted By Ulf , Gotheburg Sweden : October 18, 2007 12:16 pm
Office Supplies are pretty boring, but what about organization, productivity, office humor and annoying your coworkers? http://blog.officenmore.com Posted By thanuka, kandy : March 26, 2008 5:02 pm
Very good advices to follow when working from home. I’m sure that for you readers who smile when reading this listing, it means they do the same or already did the same trick… Posted By Nicole, Berkeley CA : September 18, 2008 6:01 am
Hi, A very smart and diplomatic answer. It is really appreciable and generous Gracia Posted By garcia, WISCONSIN : April 27, 2009 8:00 am
Hilarious! I will be sharing this with my work at home friends at http://www.workathomehome.net for sure. Posted By Anonymous : May 22, 2009 8:28 pm
Hilarious! Posted By Y. Hayashi, California : June 8, 2009 11:15 pm
Hi, You have some very basic but relevant content here this helps a lot. As following the basics is the most important aspect for success. Posted By Jason, NY, NY : January 1, 2010 11:15 am
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