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> I prefer in office but I don’t see how that’s possible with a family. I don't see how WFH is possible with a family. My children (9, 6, and 4) spend nearly t
by acuozzo 3y ago
> I prefer in office but I don’t see how that’s possible with a family.
I don't see how WFH is possible with a family. My children (9, 6, and 4) spend nearly the whole day trying to guilt me into playing with them when I telework.
> How would you afford a large enough house in a city center?
Work in an industry which exists largely outside of the cities. Defense, for instance.
> And otherwise how do you justify two hours of your day to commuting?
1 hour in total for me: 30 minutes there and back.
Columbia, MD <-> College Park, MD
- esafak 3y ago> My children (9, 6, and 4) spend nearly the whole day... Are they home schooled? Most schools are contemporaneous with working hours to prevent this very problem.
- acuozzo 3y agoThey're not, but it's the summer right now, so they're home.
- verve_rat 3y agoAnd if you were working in an office who would be looking after them?
- acuozzo 3y agoI do work in an office. My wife is a stay-at-home mom. The contract I'm working on at the moment has optional telework which is where my experience with WFH comes from. With that being said, there's no effective way to communicate to a four year old that "Daddy is home, but you have to restrict communication with him to only when it's absolutely necessary". I also find that WFH is made even more challenging if your home has many pending repairs. The temptation to just take a minute to make some progress on e.g., a drywall patch, is hard to overcome when it's right there in front of you.