CreamyGoodness
Well-Known Member
The building that houses my department at my company is flooded. We have no idea whatsoever when it will be habitable again.
Starting last Saturday, I have been given a SecurID login at work so I can work from home. I'm not complaining. I LOVE drawing a steady paycheck. However, iIts a surreal experience, as a guy who has had to commute for the past 10 years.
Pros
-I can work in my pajamas holding a sword with a green bandana on my head
-no commuting costs
-my OWN bathroom, one that doesnt echo (sigh)
-I can make my own lunch, and I never forget it in the fridge
-coffee that doesnt suck
-I can spend time with my wife in the next room. By this I mean I shout "I love you" every hour or so through the door.
-facebook is available again
-no hour-long train rides
-I fart whenever the urge hits
-HBT
Cons
-I have to remind myself to bathe
-work people call on my personal cellphone
-my wife watching the mentalist loudly
-getting the boss to sign something is oppressively difficult
-coworkers can more effectively hide from me when I need them
-no one I know believes I am actually working. text messages galore from friends.
-ethical dilemmas. I ate a sandwich at my desk. Is that a working lunch? It would be at the office, but is it here? I took a shower when I couldn't stand the funkiness that had built up. Is that upkeep of uniform? Should I count it just like I would count getting a cup of coffee at the office (ie no clock stoppage)? What constitutes overtime?
-I pace when I am on conference calls. My wife is close to killing me.
-These conference calls are eating my minutes
-I wind up doing work over the weekend to help the business continuity effort post-Sandy.
There's no moral or anything to this post, its just odd.
Starting last Saturday, I have been given a SecurID login at work so I can work from home. I'm not complaining. I LOVE drawing a steady paycheck. However, iIts a surreal experience, as a guy who has had to commute for the past 10 years.
Pros
-I can work in my pajamas holding a sword with a green bandana on my head
-no commuting costs
-my OWN bathroom, one that doesnt echo (sigh)
-I can make my own lunch, and I never forget it in the fridge
-coffee that doesnt suck
-I can spend time with my wife in the next room. By this I mean I shout "I love you" every hour or so through the door.
-facebook is available again
-no hour-long train rides
-I fart whenever the urge hits
-HBT
Cons
-I have to remind myself to bathe
-work people call on my personal cellphone
-my wife watching the mentalist loudly
-getting the boss to sign something is oppressively difficult
-coworkers can more effectively hide from me when I need them
-no one I know believes I am actually working. text messages galore from friends.
-ethical dilemmas. I ate a sandwich at my desk. Is that a working lunch? It would be at the office, but is it here? I took a shower when I couldn't stand the funkiness that had built up. Is that upkeep of uniform? Should I count it just like I would count getting a cup of coffee at the office (ie no clock stoppage)? What constitutes overtime?
-I pace when I am on conference calls. My wife is close to killing me.
-These conference calls are eating my minutes
-I wind up doing work over the weekend to help the business continuity effort post-Sandy.
There's no moral or anything to this post, its just odd.