OT: Working From Home?

I am still working from home. I am not seeing an end either. The difference is I work with people and their mental health. For some people, visits and check ins over the phone work for them and for others it's more challenging. For me, I get a lot done and no office bs. I go to the office to check my mail. I have a home office set up. When I hook up my laptop to the office monitor, it doesn't work. Tried a couple new cables but nothing. No issues at home. 

Still at home. Been in the office twice since March 13th. We're supposed to return at 50% capacity April 30th, targeting a full return June 30th. But we'll see. I work for a healthcare company, so "an abundance of caution" is our guiding principle. 

Yep, also in IT.Looks as if fall at earliest and then only 2 days a week.  It's so great, best thing from this pandemic.

I do both.  Usually I stay at the office when the kids are in school and work from home when they're not.  I'm self employed though, and get make my schedule up as I go. 

I am still at home with no computer issues because my company folded back in August :)   

My wife on the other hand is a 4th grade teacher and it all started horrible but has settled in.  She goes to school but the kids are remote.  This week she is home because of snow.  

@"Vikergirl" said: I am still working from home. I am not seeing an end either. The difference is I work with people and their mental health. For some people, visits and check ins over the phone work for them and for others it's more challenging. For me, I get a lot done and no office bs. I go to the office to check my mail. I have a home office set up. When I hook up my laptop to the office monitor, it doesn't work. Tried a couple new cables but nothing. No issues at home. 

I’m on year 19 of working from home, and I’m here to tell you that I hope I never have to go to work outside of the home again. I am a medical transcriptionist and this is the very best environment for that field. I hope all of you can continue to work from home, if it’s what you’d prefer to do. No office BS and a lot less stress, IMO anyway.

I'm a remote software developer for an Ohio hospital (Bowling Green).  We do have an office in Fargo, but I've been working from home (or the lake cabin) since last March.  The office lease expires in May, and we're not renewing it, so I'll be using the home or cabin office full time. 

I do miss my morning bike rides into the office, but now I do after work rides on the local single track trails instead.  We groom the trails in the winter too for fatbikes so I'm actually having more fun riding off road than my daily commutes.

In the office and prefer it that way as I am much more efficient, mainly because of the dual monitors in the office as opposed to the laptop. Wife is a 2nd grade teacher who is in the office at all times but has a hybrid method where half the kids come in while the others do online. Definitely more of an adjustment for her than me

Been stuck WFH since last March, with no end in sight. In some ways I don't mind because as I age gracefully I realize I hate people and don't want to be anywhere near a majority of them.

@"PurpleCrush" said: Been stuck WFH since last March, with no end in sight. In some ways I don't mind because as I age gracefully I realize I hate people and don't want to be anywhere near a majority of them.

@"PurpleCrush" said: Been stuck WFH since last March, with no end in sight. In some ways I don't mind because as I age gracefully I realize I hate people and don't want to be anywhere near a majority of them.

I had been working from home, was planning on retiring last Sept. but took till January to find a replacement.  Could have rode it out another year, but would have required me to go in more, wasn't worth it.  To much interaction with folk I considered high risk.  Manufacturing environment, about 20% have tested positive, casino crowd.  As long as I could stay in my office it was okay, but business needed more floor support.  Glad to be done, reading for pleasure and sharing my keen insights with y'all.  Figure things will pickup this spring, kids are allowed on the sidewalk and the snowbanks are keeping off my lawn, for now.  

@"minny65" said:

@"PurpleCrush" said: Been stuck WFH since last March, with no end in sight. In some ways I don't mind because as I age gracefully I realize I hate people and don't want to be anywhere near a majority of them.

Does you hate list includes us???  If so, how deeply?  Just trying to gauge my threat level - yellow, orange or Red?  Notice no Purple option.

I am very thankful that I can work at home, I know not everyone can. I worked at home part time before so for me the adjustment wasn't as shocking as it may have been for others. I think that more companies will offer work at home that can. 

working from home - teaching.

Was at home for few months and then splitting time between WFH and the office.  Retired at the end of the year but occasionally visiting office to wrap up some projects and clean out office after almost 39 years...

@"IDVikingfan" said: Was at home for few months and then splitting time between WFH and the office.  Retired at the end of the year but occasionally visiting office to wrap up some projects and clean out office after almost 39 years...

Thanks HV!

@"Hawkvike25" said: In the office and prefer it that way as I am much more efficient, mainly because of the dual monitors in the office as opposed to the laptop. Wife is a 2nd grade teacher who is in the office at all times but has a hybrid method where half the kids come in while the others do online. Definitely more of an adjustment for her than me

I'm currently working about 1500 miles from home as I wanted/needed a change of pace for the winter. Who knows when we'll be back in the office. And even when we return, it won't be the same as pre-covid. This has me considering escaping the Minnesota winter every year.