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> Instead of spending all 30 minutes in the lunchroom, or surfing the web, he can do housework, do his daily errands, shopping, or what not. This is by far the
by swarnie 3y ago
> Instead of spending all 30 minutes in the lunchroom, or surfing the web, he can do housework, do his daily errands, shopping, or what not.
This is by far the most beneficial part of working from home for me and one my employer semi-appreciates. Time to do those very short tasks which usually get dumped over on to the weekend.
Laundry for example. I put a load on before i start work in the morning, move it to the dryer a few hours later (when every office person is stood at the coffee machine) and fold / put away at lunch.
Its only 15-20 minutes of tasks but spread over four hours, it means i don't have to spend half a weekend day stuck at home.
- gwd 3y agoIt means you can do some dinner prep mid-day, including potentially starting something long like a slow-cooker, pressure cooker, or oven so that you don't need to start the "total cooking time" clock after you arrive home. Additionally, it means you can do this stuff during the day, when you have solar and/or the electricity is cheap. My own commute is only 12 minutes by cycle, so this is actually the biggest annoyance on days when I'm forced to be in the office.
- SAI_Peregrinus 3y agoYeah, I often do the mise en place for dinner during my lunch break, even if the dinner doesn't need a slow cooker or pressure cooker. It saves a bunch of time to just take a bowl or three of chopped stuff out of the fridge.