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I've worked from home for almost 12 years now, and I have always thought about the reverse. How much of an increase in pay would it take for me to go back into

by bnycum 5y ago

I've worked from home for almost 12 years now, and I have always thought about the reverse. How much of an increase in pay would it take for me to go back into the office? Probably about 20% at least. If I were working in an office with a 2 hour commute I'd definitely take that 10% paycut to live a much better life.

rwmj 5y ago
I've been working from home for 18 years and there's no amount of money that would make me commute to a job. I'd take another job or work for myself rather than do it.
- ryneandal 5y ago
  Kudos for 18 years at home, that's incredible! I've done ~5 years for the majority of time now, and now with four kids that need extensive time with me, I will forever take a WFH position. With discipline, it makes for an exceptional work/life balance.
  - DaiPlusPlus 5y ago
    I’ve done ~3 years now - and my work is my life. I do 18+ hour days and frequent 24-36-almost-48 hour stretches because I want to. I hate it - and I love it - and I can’t stop. Part of me is concerned for my health, the other part of me is concerned the other-part is going to end the dream.
    - api 5y ago
      I run a startup at home. We became fully virtual a while back and now have people all over the world. You have to set some boundaries. My big one is that I don’t work on weekends unless something is on fire. I may glance at emails but that’s it. I also don’t live alone. I have a wife and kids and will take breaks to see them. I do work pretty long hours during the week but it’s punctuated with some positive human interaction. My wife stays home with the kids right now, so they are here. I think if I lived alone I’d be prone to do what you do, and I’m not sure it would actually increase my productivity. There’s a point where you hit diminishing returns for any knowledge work. The brain needs rest like any other thing. I think if I lived alone I’d be forced to set weekday time boundaries to keep from going nuts.
- papito 5y ago
  Is it so black and white, though. I admit that commuting 5 days a week now seems like a completely wild idea, but I am ok with getting out of the house every once in a while.
- smabie 5y ago
  you wouldn't do it for an extra 10mil a year?
  - ghaff 5y ago
    Sure, there are a lot of things I'd do for $10m so long as they're legal and not unduly dangerous. For maybe a year. Of course, that option isn't really on the table most of the time.

by bnycum 5y ago

rwmj 5y ago

I've been working from home for 18 years and there's no amount of money that would make me commute to a job. I'd take another job or work for myself rather than do it.

ryneandal 5y ago
Kudos for 18 years at home, that's incredible! I've done ~5 years for the majority of time now, and now with four kids that need extensive time with me, I will forever take a WFH position. With discipline, it makes for an exceptional work/life balance.
- DaiPlusPlus 5y ago
  I’ve done ~3 years now - and my work is my life. I do 18+ hour days and frequent 24-36-almost-48 hour stretches because I want to. I hate it - and I love it - and I can’t stop. Part of me is concerned for my health, the other part of me is concerned the other-part is going to end the dream.
  - api 5y ago
    I run a startup at home. We became fully virtual a while back and now have people all over the world. You have to set some boundaries. My big one is that I don’t work on weekends unless something is on fire. I may glance at emails but that’s it. I also don’t live alone. I have a wife and kids and will take breaks to see them. I do work pretty long hours during the week but it’s punctuated with some positive human interaction. My wife stays home with the kids right now, so they are here. I think if I lived alone I’d be prone to do what you do, and I’m not sure it would actually increase my productivity. There’s a point where you hit diminishing returns for any knowledge work. The brain needs rest like any other thing. I think if I lived alone I’d be forced to set weekday time boundaries to keep from going nuts.
papito 5y ago
Is it so black and white, though. I admit that commuting 5 days a week now seems like a completely wild idea, but I am ok with getting out of the house every once in a while.
smabie 5y ago
you wouldn't do it for an extra 10mil a year?
- ghaff 5y ago
  Sure, there are a lot of things I'd do for $10m so long as they're legal and not unduly dangerous. For maybe a year. Of course, that option isn't really on the table most of the time.