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This is why working remotely is fantastic for work life balance. I can do my personal tasks, travel, visit my family, etc. and still be available.
by MiddleEndian 8y ago
This is why working remotely is fantastic for work life balance. I can do my personal tasks, travel, visit my family, etc. and still be available.
- amelius 8y agoHow are you available when you are traveling and visiting your family?
- popotamonga 8y agoTake the computer with you. Once in a while you have to pop it out. Rarely.
- jrochkind1 8y ago> Once in a while you have to pop it out. Rarely. I think "working from home" means something different to different people...
- sl1ck731 8y agoYeah, it can go either way. I tend to spend more time "working" than I would in the office because I get more invested in things or am just more comfortable. If I went into the office ever I would 100% just shut off at 5, and if I was asked for significantly more I would tell them to shove it. Some of my coworkers view it differently though and it becomes difficult to collaborate because they are running around doing other things during core hours. It is kind of an internal battle because I don't want the privilege taken from me.
- MiddleEndian 8y agoFamily: Laptop, internet at family member's home, work in the day. "Vacation" travel: Haven't done this myself (outside visiting family) but have had colleagues who did it without issue. Available and worked in the day, did vacation things in the evening presumably.
- tylermac1 8y agoI've done vacation travel before. Worked out well as we were able to take a longer trip and relax a bit more (traveling with two kids under 2 can be stressful). I only ended up taking 3 days vacation on a two week trip.
- MiddleEndian 8y agoSounds like a sensible course of action. Hopefully we see remote work become more of a standard than an exception.