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I've got 4 children, and while they can tell the difference between play and work, it still confuses them when I am around and visible, but not available to hel
by michael_dorfman 16y ago
I've got 4 children, and while they can tell the difference between play and work, it still confuses them when I am around and visible, but not available to help, or talk, or whatever.
Having an office outside the house is well worth the expense; it makes it the distinction between "work" and "home" very clear to everybody, and when I am in either place, I am able to give my full attention to the task at hand, be it work or family.
By the way: you might want to ask your 4-year-old for some details concerning what she thinks "work" is all about. When asked what job she wants to have when she grows up, mine says "Tinkerbell."
- davidw 16y agoI work at home and it's not ideal. I think the ideal thing would actually be to have something that's very close, but physically a separate building. Part of the problem is that, if you're anything like me, computer time isn't all work time. Sometimes for instance, my 2 year old and I look at videos of animals on youtube or talk to grandma and grandpa on skype, and at 2, she's just beginning to acquire words like 'work', let alone fully understand the implications.
- krschultz 16y agoI've always thought about the idea of turning a barn style building into an office. The biggest issue for working from home is meetings. You can't have people into your "office" and be taken seriously, and there are just some things you can't do at Starbucks.