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Been 100% WFH(office is 2000 miles away) for over a year now. Have a separate room for the office. That being said, it's adjacent to the kitchen and has no doo
by Tehchops 8y ago
Been 100% WFH(office is 2000 miles away) for over a year now.
Have a separate room for the office. That being said, it's adjacent to the kitchen and has no doors, so there's still traffic.
I don't think kids are a non-starter for WFH. Have one ten year-old kid. I think it's about setting and enforcing expectations in terms of "work-time" vs. "home-time".
Of course, if your family doesn't respect or support you in that, you're going to have problems no matter what. Everyone(kids, spouse) needs to be involved in an honest discussion where expectations are set.
Architectural nice-to-haves:
* Doors on the office.
* Multiple floors, with the recreation room on a different floor.
* Plenty of windows for natural light
As far as equipment/hardware:
* Adjustable standing desk(love my Jarvis Bamboo)
* Good chair. I mean a good chair. Herman Miller Aeron for me.
* Dual monitors mounted on arms. Amazon Warehouse has consistent deals on Dell 27 in monitors.
* I use a MBP, so I've got a vertical stand and Pluggable TB dock.
* Logitech MX Master
* KBC Poker II
* Comfy, decent headphones
What's been huge for me is the ergonomic stuff(chair/desk). It's a big expense up front, but believe me, it's worth it if you're going to spending 8-10 hours a day there. Plus it's tax deductible. Do yourself a favor a splurge there.
Overall, WFH has been a huge productivity boost to me. I make sure my employer sees the benefits of my productivity as well, and I work very hard to ensure they have no reason to be displeased with my output.
- sockgrant 8y agoI have been wfh for 5 years and I have similar recommendations to you (jarvis bamboo, natural lighting, good noise cancelling headphones... dual monitors all that stuff). The only thing I'd add is for ergonomics. Back support when sitting -- for me the Better Back has done more than a chair can do. https://getbetterback.com/ https://getbetterback.com/ I've tried a few things for sitting and they all were crap compared to this.