Home-based, Work at Home, Remote Workers Thread

[Logicaly]

I work from home 2-3 days a week, and the majority of the people I manage also work from home. I get sooo much more done when I don't have to waste time commuting, or by being distracted by an office environment. I would miss the social aspect though, which is why I still go into the office some of the time.

Having a dedicated work space certainly helps keep me on track. I also schedule a majority of my meetings for when I know I am going to be home so that this way I know I will stay busy and it makes it harder to get distracted by the home environment.

Some of the things my employees tell me work for them is treating it like they are getting up to go to work in the morning. They do the same routine, they just don't leave the house. For me, I am like hell nah, this meeting is happening in my super mario pajama pants!

As a manager of an entirely remote team, for me what I find to be difficult, its ways to make my employees feel involved in company events, and properly appreciated for the role that they play in the company. I am constantly seeking ways to show my gratitude to them, and involve them in the company.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Logicaly

I work from home 2-3 days a week, and the majority of the people I manage also work from home. I get sooo much more done when I don't have to waste time commuting, or by being distracted by an office environment. I would miss the social aspect though, which is why I still go into the office some of the time.

Having a dedicated work space certainly helps keep me on track. I also schedule a majority of my meetings for when I know I am going to be home so that this way I know I will stay busy and it makes it harder to get distracted by the home environment.

Some of the things my employees tell me work for them is treating it like they are getting up to go to work in the morning. They do the same routine, they just don't leave the house. For me, I am like hell nah, this meeting is happening in my super mario pajama pants!

As a manager of an entirely remote team, for me what I find to be difficult, its ways to make my employees feel involved in company events, and properly appreciated for the role that they play in the company. I am constantly seeking ways to show my gratitude to them, and involve them in the company.

Sounds like you have a great approach! Due to the field I am in, I could never work from home, but I would definitely have to do the schedule meeting thing in order to stay on track!

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Logicaly

I work from home 2-3 days a week, and the majority of the people I manage also work from home. I get sooo much more done when I don't have to waste time commuting, or by being distracted by an office environment. I would miss the social aspect though, which is why I still go into the office some of the time.

Having a dedicated work space certainly helps keep me on track. I also schedule a majority of my meetings for when I know I am going to be home so that this way I know I will stay busy and it makes it harder to get distracted by the home environment.

Some of the things my employees tell me work for them is treating it like they are getting up to go to work in the morning. They do the same routine, they just don't leave the house. For me, I am like hell nah, this meeting is happening in my super mario pajama pants!

As a manager of an entirely remote team, for me what I find to be difficult, its ways to make my employees feel involved in company events, and properly appreciated for the role that they play in the company. I am constantly seeking ways to show my gratitude to them, and involve them in the company.

Sounds like you have a great approach! Due to the field I am in, I will never be able to work from home, but I would definitely have to do the schedule meeting thing in order to stay on track!

[Medusa]

EEEKKKKKKKK!!!

I had a nerve-wrecking conversation with my boss on Tuesday about the possibility of going home-based full-time to accommodate some future plans.

My company is in a weird phase right now and I am not sure I will be able to go completely home-based when the time comes. To ease my nerves a bit, I have started looking at other companies and am pleased to find several that offer home-based work at least a few days a week.
I hope I can find something where I do have the option of going in to the office at least a couple of days a week (gotta have somewhere to wear my cute outfits, y'all!).
I'd like to stay with my company but I'll be living in a completely different city and even having to come in to the office one day a week would be impossible.

I work in high-tech marketing and analytics so if I choose to stay in my industry, I think I'd have a fair chance of finding something home-based.

Fingers-crossed!!

[Reach *BANNED*]

I have worked from home more often than not during my work life. In the beginning what I had to make sure of is that the companies were not scammers. Once I made sure the companies were reputable then I was good. The biggest hurdle for me is making sure I did not procrastinate which is easy to do of course when you are home. Once I conquered that I really loved it. I have changed my field of work a couple of times and have still been able to work remote in some form.

I say go for it Medusa- just make sure you will be good financially working that way- and most of all you will be happy not always having the constant co-workers around. Some people say they really want this at first- and then find that they miss it a lot.

[Medusa]

Originally Posted by Reach

I have worked from home more often than not during my work life. In the beginning what I had to make sure of is that the companies were not scammers. Once I made sure the companies were reputable then I was good. The biggest hurdle for me is making sure I did not procrastinate which is easy to do of course when you are home. Once I conquered that I really loved it. I have changed my field of work a couple of times and have still been able to work remote in some form.

I say go for it Medusa- just make sure you will be good financially working that way- and most of all you will be happy not always having the constant co-workers around. Some people say they really want this at first- and then find that they miss it a lot.

Absolutely! I love the idea of working from home but I am a pretty social person so I'd need to mitigate feeling isolated.
I checked into some groups in the city I will be moving to and there is a work from home group there and they meet up a few days a week at local coffee shops and places with good wi-fi for think tanks and socializing while staying connected.
I LOVE this idea and think that might keep me from feeling housebound all the time.

And yanno, while I'm pretty social the idea of having to be somewhere 8 to 5 M-F makes me shiver. I've been with my company 9 years and come and go as I please and pretty much keep my own schedule so even going to work for a company with a strict "you must be here by 8am" thing would be an adjustment. Not that I couldn't do it, I'm an adult after all, but I definitely enjoy my flexibility