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I am not full time remote, but work 2-3 days a week from home (yay flexible schedule). Having a separate space is key for me. It makes a huge different to have
by protonimitate 8y ago
I am not full time remote, but work 2-3 days a week from home (yay flexible schedule).
Having a separate space is key for me. It makes a huge different to have a 'work zone' where I can eliminate distractions as much as possible and be focused when working.
The biggest issue for me personally, is setting boundaries with my SO when I am work from home. She works in-office full time, and when I work from home the 'honey do' requests start to leak in. In reality 'checking the fridge to see if we have x' is not a show stopping distraction, but those types of requests pile up and can interrupt the flow of work. I have to remind her a) I can't always respond in a timely manner, or b) be expected to do any little task (if I have time I will, but I shouldn't be guilt-ed if I say no).
The second biggest issue is turning off my brain at the end of the day. When I work in the office the commute home acts as a nice buffer and de-compression time to reset my brain before getting into 'real person' mode. When I work from home I tend to work longer hours and switching over to social mode is tougher.
It terms of setting boundaries with co-workers/bosses - this is mostly a team specific thing. Luckily my manger and their managers all do a good job of not being work-a-holics. Luckily, as a dev you are only ever required to be available outside your set hours if you are designated on-call or support.
- zepolen 8y agoTell your SO politely once. If she does it again, tell her to shut the fuck up because you're working. If she doesn't respect that and guilt trips you. Find a new SO.
- yesenadam 8y ago>Tell your SO politely once. If she does it again, tell her to shut the fuck up What do you know about respect? What a horrifying comment.
- yitchelle 8y agoEven if this was a joke, it is lame and fucking disgusting. No wonder the tech world has such a bad reputation.
- sctb 8y agoIt should be clear that this comment does not pass the bar for civility on this site. Please don't post like it again. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- zepolen 8y agoI stand behind my comment and would 100% say it to anyone face to face. Being civil is the correct step one. Being civil when someone shits on you is being an idiot.