WFH - advantages and disadvantages?

[allaboutthebenjis]

Yeh I can see your rationale. 2 year old at my house. In childcare some days but I just wonder if it'll work.

To be honest, this role is looking like 2-3 days on customer site (50 miles away) then rest of time WFH/local office. Local office it 10 mins drive away. Might be preferable option lol.

I've a 2yr old and 4yr old, only issue is when (very often) they are off nursery sick. Trying to do conference calls when 2yr old is screaming for 'peh-pig' can be difficult.

When they are at nursery though, pure bliss.

[FiveTimes]

I am WFH 5 days a week but have an office. The kids and wife know the drill. If the door is closed I'm busy and cant be interrupted.
If I have headphones on I'm either concentrating or on a call.
If the door is open then they can pop in and have a chat (as long as they bring me a brew)


pros are:
during the nice weather you can do some help around the house eg put washing out etc..
Comfy chair and office env
Dont need to worry about having a shave, however I make the effort on Fridays and have a shave and put some jeans on.
I save loads of cash by not using my car.

Cons
You get a bit of cabin fever.
Sometimes its good to have a chat with colleagues and is easier to do that face/face than over IM/Skype
Culture shock if I ever go back to working in an office

[jmo21]

I enjoy WFH, but couldn't do it 5 days a week.

Getting to know colleagues is so much harder over skype/im/email/phone - and yes, I would like to get to know people, it makes for a much easier working relationship.

[MrMarkyMark]

I enjoy WFH, but couldn't do it 5 days a week

Nor could I. My workmate has been doing it for a few weeks to get something out.
Has been suffering from terrible cabin fever.

Not only that, he has been missing his round of buying the coffees

Cheeky cow works some fridays and sometimes shes home. Shes already said - don't work from home on fridays when I'm there - thats my day off! Cheers love!

Shes harping on that I'd "get in her way and get on her nerves on her day off"

The "firm hand" should be put into play here

[stunthamster]

Have to agree with the idea of the 'Door closed, don't bother me' rule. Works well for me, have my own office and if I'm on a conference call or need to concentrate the door is closed.

Oh, and get a good headset for conference calls. Even with a closed door I've found an 11 month old can make his audible presence felt to clients.

[MicrosoftBob]

No worries about T&E being taken away if your only commute is from your bed to your home office

[quackhandle]

Remember when gigging for IBM and after six months a bit of cabin fever had set in, you start wanting to engage the postman for a chat.

I even entertained the god botherers for a while, arguing Darwin on the door step.

qh

[FiveTimes]

Remember when gigging for IBM and after six months a bit of cabin fever had set in, you start wanting to engage the postman for a chat.

I even entertained the god botherers for a while, arguing Darwin on the door step.

qh

I've been doing it for 6 months and you do long for a chat. I'll even talk to the mrs when she gets in now.

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

Remember when gigging for IBM and after six months a bit of cabin fever had set in, you start wanting to drink and drug on the job.

[TheFaQQer]

Establish rules and stick to them.

My children know that if they need to come upstairs to the study when I'm working, they need to have a good reason. Once it gets past 5pm, even if I'm still working, then they can come up because I should have finished by then.