work from home vs office
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- ldww
i have the option when i move to be able to work from home or to go into the office....
which do you prefer?
although its much nicer to work from home and be able to be lazy and watch tv, i think its even nicer to be able to have human interaction and a seperation between home and work.
- brooke0
Do both.
- ldww0
good point brooke :) i was actually toying with that.
is that what you do? don't you live in ny?
- rabattski0
working home requires a lot more discipline. the distractions are a lot bigger. as in, sleeping in, playstation, listening to music, watching tv etc. i don't know if you live together with someone but you also have to seperate private and business life which can be quite difficult. used to work somewhere else, now i have my studio at home, it's a lot harder.
- jevad0
yeah do both man...I hate working in an office basically because I work better after 6pm....when it's sucha nice day outside it kills be to be indoors...it's not right...if I had it my way I would work from home. That was the best thing about freelancing - making your own time
- monkeyshine0
sounds like you answered your own question for yourself.
I work from home and LOVE it but I tend to work longer than in an office.
On the other hand, I've never understood how creatives are expected to perform well in a strict 9-5 setting.
- brooke0
I wish. I live in NY, work in Jersey. If I could work from home, or at least at the Times Square location (much, much closer!) I would.
- brooke0
Yeah, that was the hardest... Going from working my own hours in the comfort of my home to sitting in front of a computer in a 7x7 cubicle for 9 hours straight.
- BonSeff0
i work with a fun bunch here in the office, and it's good to leave work at the office.
- rabattski0
true. you make a lot more hours when you work at home. and the advantages are that you can basically determine your own hours. but you are always limited by your clients behaviour. if they are strict 9-5 than your phone is on at 9.
- idsgn0
i currently work from home,
im quite less productive here but its nice to work whenever and in your undies if you wish
- jox0
Like everyone said - do both. I work from home at least one day a week (usually mondays), and I love it and I wouldn't want it any different.
It wasn't too cool when I first started my business and we were three people working out of my living room for a few months.
- ldww0
my friend wrote this... its funny cause it so true.
Work from Office
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Up at 7:00-7:15
Dressed showered by 8:15
Walk to train
Get on train
In office by 9:00-9:15
9:00-11:30 Catch up on all over night stuff, or stuff left from yesterday/friday
11:30-12:30 dont want to start another project it's almost lunch
12:30 lunch
1:30-2PM catch up on missed lunch stuff
2:15 think about starting that project from earlier.
2:30 groggy from lunch...not productive on project started...
4:30 almost time to go home...
4:45 super important project needed for tomorrow.
6:30-7PM really time to go home now
walk to train
get on train
walk to home
7:45 home now
8PM make dinner
turn on TV/computer
catch up on personal stuff, tivo'd shows.
12PM sleep
do it all againWork from home...
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9AM Wake up
Work
Somteime Eat
Work some more
do personal stuff anytime
saved 2-3 hrs riding subway getting to work
were home already didnt waste time thinking about going home
didnt have to TiVo shows
worked until late night so dont have to catch up in the morning.
didnt have to dress or shower