Contracting WFH With the Other Half

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MrMarkyMark replied

17 January 2017, 11:19
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Sounds like a bit of good advice that!

Absolutely.
For when I have a garden
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northernladuk replied

17 January 2017, 11:13
Originally posted by vetran View Post

Couldn't work in the same room, get yourself a Manshack NLUK.

Sounds like a bit of good advice that!
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vetran replied

17 January 2017, 11:06
Mrs V has the Inside and I have the Manshack (With multiple monitors, projector, surround sound & cross trainer). It is a bit nippy in the winter but a fan heater fixes that.

We meet at coffee time, lunch time etc. its quite nice. Did used to have a spare bedroom in the house but the noise was a pain.

Couldn't work in the same room, get yourself a Manshack NLUK.
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MrMarkyMark replied

17 January 2017, 10:58
Originally posted by ladymuck View Post

I wouldn't work in the same space, I'd look to have separate 'office' areas if you have space at home for that.

The other downside is that neither of you get time apart from each other or your jobs. I'm not sure I could handle that.

We do and can shut ourselves away if required.

Its never full time, as usually the Mrs works away and I have a desk in Canary Wharf should I want it.

Very enjoyable only seeing my own miserable face in the morning though and not all those other miserable commuters
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northernladuk replied

17 January 2017, 10:56
On a more serious note. We have single long desk with two working spaces and the printer in the middle at home and both of us hate it if the other is WFH as well. She needs to concentrate fairly hard for periods so I put her off and I need to walk about, have a bit of music on, listen to exhaust noise comparisons on YouTube etc which drives her nuts and I get it in the neck etc

I have to walk out the office to take a call and she shuts the door behind me, finish my call and the fecking door is shut. How did that happen, I never shut doors. So I waltz back in, leaving the door open and get it in the neck.

I hate it. We do everything we possibly can to organize WFH on different days.
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ladymuck replied

17 January 2017, 10:39
I wouldn't work in the same space, I'd look to have separate 'office' areas if you have space at home for that.

The other downside is that neither of you get time apart from each other or your jobs. I'm not sure I could handle that.
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LondonManc replied

17 January 2017, 10:13
She just said that she wanted to widen her social circle....
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MrMarkyMark replied

17 January 2017, 10:11
Originally posted by vetran View Post

she bought you knee pads and everything.

Although, I suspect, it wasn't damage to his knees he was really worried about
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vetran replied

17 January 2017, 10:10
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

My other half suggest I took a role on with her business but I politely declined.

she bought you knee pads and everything.
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MrMarkyMark replied

17 January 2017, 10:10
Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

MMM's other half is on a totally different gig. She's got more sense than to work with him and would realise he's actually a grumpy fecker who moans far too much.

The good coffee at a decent price is a massive bonus, I agree.

Oi, yer cheeky get!

She already knows that in any case
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LondonManc replied

17 January 2017, 10:08
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

My other half suggest I took a role on with her business but I politely declined.

MMM's other half is on a totally different gig. She's got more sense than to work with him and would realise he's actually a grumpy fecker who moans far too much.

The good coffee at a decent price is a massive bonus, I agree.
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MrMarkyMark replied

17 January 2017, 10:07
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

My other half suggest I took a role on with her business but I politely declined.

Some things are just not for turning
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northernladuk replied

17 January 2017, 10:06
My other half suggest I took a role on with her business but I politely declined.
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MrMarkyMark started a topic Contracting WFH With the Other Half

17 January 2017, 10:03
Contracting WFH With the Other Half

Do any of you do this?

There are obvious benefits, the main one is watching the combined day rates coming in .
The other is having a sound board to curse at whilst on muted conference calls.
Decent Coffees always on and proper bacon is in the fridge.

The downside is having to potentially listen to two batches of absolute muppetry all day
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