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My first experience at working from home
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#22> Degradation of social skills
I've noticed this if I spend too much time without meaningful face to face conversations. Translating my thoughts into coherent sentences becomes a little more challenging.
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#23Since I work in sales, I am stuck to the typical 9-5 availability schedule. If I feel like I'm in a rut, I go to a coffee shop to change it up. I have one 40 feet from my front door, or I take a longer walk on a nicer day to the coffee shop I frequented from my last apartment. It forces you to shower, dress like a real human being and can sometimes substitute for that human interaction.
Ha, have to look like a human, too true! Sadly, sometimes I have to think about when the last time I was outside. Not good.
The worst was a week ago on Monday. I wasn't feeling well and realized that the deadbolt on my front door hadn't been opened in over 36 hours. Tuesday was definitely a coffee shop day at that point.
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#24I've been working at home for about a year and can sympathize with the author. I've really been surprised at what an effect its had on me socially. I'm not the most outgoing person to begin with so the forced in-person interactions (both appreciated and unappreciated) that I got in my previous office settings were probably a lot more beneficial to me than I previously believed.
I feel like I have the additional challenge of being a web developer so when I do get the chance to talk to people, I don't have the "oh you won't believe this crazy guy I work with" stories. Everything is "oh you won't believe this wacky stacktrace I was getting." Cue glazed over eyes.
I love sitting here in my sweats, making fresh lunches, taking a short nap almost every afternoon to refresh, and being able to travel literally wherever I want as long as there's wifi. I miss people more than I thought I would. I think I'll probably join a coworking space before long even if it's only to go for a part of the week.
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#25I worked full time remote for 12 years doing driver / kernel / firmware work for an IHV.
What I missed most about working in an office (and what I liked most about going to work at an office again 2 years ago) is the sense of separation and decompression that a commute gives you. If you're not careful, you can easily wind up always working all the time since your "office" is right in your living space.
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#26I am on my first month working from home. While I am not a huge fan of it, either I work from home, or I lose my job. My biggest gripes about telecommuting is that I have a hard drive focusing. Something about the process of getting up and getting ready and LEAVING the house, puts my brain into this mode of "time to work!" While telecommuting I can get up and get ready, but there's nothing there that convinces my bra…
Set aside a different room. Go for a walk around the block first. Lots of ways to split up your day prework vs postwork.
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#27Simple solution to the loneliness thing: get a webcam. You can see the office, they can see you. I saw a business that ran like that. Seemed okay. It wasn't a dev who was remote though, and that may matter. Also some people don't like the feeling of being watched.
Another simple solution: go to a coworking space once in a while.
It's usually cheap and has a coffee machine, and plenty of people to introduce yourself to and smalltalk with.
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#28I am on my first month working from home. While I am not a huge fan of it, either I work from home, or I lose my job. My biggest gripes about telecommuting is that I have a hard drive focusing. Something about the process of getting up and getting ready and LEAVING the house, puts my brain into this mode of "time to work!" While telecommuting I can get up and get ready, but there's nothing there that convinces my bra…
Set aside a different room. Go for a walk around the block first. Lots of ways to split up your day prework vs postwork.
Yeah I'm still setting up my second room as an office. Right now I'm sitting on my couch with laptop on lap. Not very helpful.
Along with that, I'm also changing my diet and even starting to go to the gym since it's right across the street.
Hopefully these things help.
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#29Working from home for 3 years now, and I love it.
I think what people in general tend to forget is that you can work from home but you don't have to. Renting a spot in a coworking space is very fun and helps with the loneliness.
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Set aside a different room. Go for a walk around the block first. Lots of ways to split up your day prework vs postwork.
Yeah I'm still setting up my second room as an office. Right now I'm sitting on my couch with laptop on lap. Not very helpful. Along with that, I'm also changing my diet and even starting to go to the gym since it's right across the street. Hopefully these things help.
I'd recommend, get up and go to the gym before work. As others mentioned, having that daily routine where you transition to work mode is really helpful.