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I have worked from home from before my kids were born. They’re now 8 and 10. I don’t recognise what you are saying, probably because when I’m at work I’m uncont

I have worked from home from before my kids were born. They’re now 8 and 10. I don’t recognise what you are saying, probably because when I’m at work I’m uncontactable. More recently it seems people think working at home means you get to do things like washing, cleaning, babysitting etc as well. That’s not a work from home issue, it’s an attitude problem.

phoronixrly 4y ago
> That’s not a work from home issue, it’s an attitude problem How did we get to a point where we consider this opinion to be normal? It is expected someone else to care for your children while you commute hours each day and work 8+ hours at an office? When you get home you still need to spend whatever free minutes you have with your children, cook, put them to bed, wash, clean, find some time to share with your spouse, then repeat daily? How about we normalize working from home, and spending time with your children and spouse? Is it so bad to have your child do their homework on the desk next to you so you can explain and answer their questions? Play around in the room while you work, so you can actually interact with them, instead of being away for the major part of their conscious life? Also, is it so bad to go load and start the washing machine while you wait for your build to finish? Maybe load the dishwasher? What do you do at the office at the same time? Go to the kitchen to prepare yourself an unhealthy amount of coffee so you can grind your busywork with more focus?
mcv 4y ago
But when I work from home, I do am able to do things like washing and cleaning. (I'm not going to babysit of course; that implies other people's children.) When I'm stuck on a problem or frustrated by some issue, doing the laundry is a great way to clear the mind and approach the problem in a new way. Similar to how you often get the solution to a problem in the shower or on the drive home. It's pretty awesome to be able to do that during my work day, and office doesn't really give good opportunities for this.
nikau 4y ago
Interesting comparison - I can put a load of washing on faster at home than what it takes for me to walk to the toilet and back in the office.

phoronixrly 4y ago

> That’s not a work from home issue, it’s an attitude problem How did we get to a point where we consider this opinion to be normal? It is expected someone else to care for your children while you commute hours each day and work 8+ hours at an office? When you get home you still need to spend whatever free minutes you have with your children, cook, put them to bed, wash, clean, find some time to share with your spouse, then repeat daily? How about we normalize working from home, and spending time with your children and spouse? Is it so bad to have your child do their homework on the desk next to you so you can explain and answer their questions? Play around in the room while you work, so you can actually interact with them, instead of being away for the major part of their conscious life? Also, is it so bad to go load and start the washing machine while you wait for your build to finish? Maybe load the dishwasher? What do you do at the office at the same time? Go to the kitchen to prepare yourself an unhealthy amount of coffee so you can grind your busywork with more focus?

mcv 4y ago

But when I work from home, I do am able to do things like washing and cleaning. (I'm not going to babysit of course; that implies other people's children.) When I'm stuck on a problem or frustrated by some issue, doing the laundry is a great way to clear the mind and approach the problem in a new way. Similar to how you often get the solution to a problem in the shower or on the drive home. It's pretty awesome to be able to do that during my work day, and office doesn't really give good opportunities for this.

nikau 4y ago

Interesting comparison - I can put a load of washing on faster at home than what it takes for me to walk to the toilet and back in the office.