The Workplace

tryfuhl · 02-28-2011, 06:14 PM

Yeah nothing exciting. Kid asked if it wad my first day and I told him yes and had him show me the ropes. Went on for about an hour till I got ratted out.

Mattyk · 02-28-2011, 06:20 PM

So the work from home deal I was supposed to start last year is finally rolling out for real at the end of April. I'm on the initial list to try it out, 4 days at home 1 in the office... I'm excited but also a little apprehensive. Anyone have experience working from home? Advantages/disadvantages?

tryfuhl · 02-28-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

So the work from home deal I was supposed to start last year is finally rolling out for real at the end of April. I'm on the initial list to try it out, 4 days at home 1 in the office... I'm excited but also a little apprehensive. Anyone have experience working from home? Advantages/disadvantages?

The typical. A lot more freedom but you've gotta be motivated to actually work.

Daseal · 02-28-2011, 10:50 PM

Wow. 4 from home 1 from work? Personally I'd love that schedule to be swapped. Maybe I'm strange, but I like going into the office. I'm typically more productive and I like to see people during the day.

Mattyk · 03-01-2011, 08:56 AM

I'm looking forward to having no commute, I have a 30-40 minute ride each way. Not seeing people won't bother me too much, and there's always the phone. My job is 90% based on phone/email as it is, no reason why it can't be done at home. For me I think it will work out well, less distractions and annoyances.

Monkeydad · 03-01-2011, 09:08 AM

Working from home could present MORE distractions. When in the office, you're (hopefully) in a work mode. When at home, it might be tougher to tell yourself "now I have to work hard for x hours.

Good luck, hope it works out well for you. My wife did database work remotely from home for a few years after she had the baby, worked great for us not having to get a babysitter/daycare so she could stay home.

Mattyk · 03-01-2011, 09:43 AM

Yeah I can see that, but the office is chuck full of distractions too. I think it will just be a matter of getting used to a new routine and different kinds of distractions.

mredskins · 03-01-2011, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

I'm looking forward to having no commute, I have a 30-40 minute ride each way. Not seeing people won't bother me too much, and there's always the phone. My job is 90% based on phone/email as it is, no reason why it can't be done at home. For me I think it will work out well, less distractions and annoyances.

See that would work for me if I was driven by answering phones and emails, like jobs I have had in the past. My current job is building cost estimates for the Army, each one takes months at a time to do and I rarely get a call or email so basically I am self motivated which means if I worked at home it would be me playing Halo for three weeks then scrambling to finish a model in a week.

tryfuhl · 03-19-2011, 02:40 PM

Byron Westbrook was just here

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 03-20-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

See that would work for me if I was driven by answering phones and emails, like jobs I have had in the past. My current job is building cost estimates for the Army, each one takes months at a time to do and I rarely get a call or email so basically I am self motivated which means if I worked at home it would be me playing Halo for three weeks then scrambling to finish a model in a week.

Now that is brilliant.

Hog1 · 03-21-2011, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

I'm looking forward to having no commute, I have a 30-40 minute ride each way. Not seeing people won't bother me too much, and there's always the phone. My job is 90% based on phone/email as it is, no reason why it can't be done at home. For me I think it will work out well, less distractions and annoyances.

You'll have 300k posts by year end.........

hooskins · 03-21-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

See that would work for me if I was driven by answering phones and emails, like jobs I have had in the past. My current job is building cost estimates for the Army, each one takes months at a time to do and I rarely get a call or email so basically I am self motivated which means if I worked at home it would be me playing Halo for three weeks then scrambling to finish a model in a week.

That's me too.

Monkeydad · 03-21-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Byron Westbrook was just here

Funny how no one cared.

What was he doing there? You talk to him?

tryfuhl · 03-21-2011, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Funny how no one cared.

What was he doing there? You talk to him?

I'm in retail mgmt, he was shopping. Yeah I talked to him. I just basically said I hope that they get things worked out and to keep up the hard work. He said thanks, seemed pretty genuine and appreciative, probably doesn't get recognized a lot. I didn't really say "HEY YOU'RE BYRON WESTBROOK RIGHT?" or anything. I asked how his brother was doing he said he's been doing well. Didn't really wanna bother him past that.

tryfuhl · 03-21-2011, 03:56 PM

Should've tried to line up an interview whoops, j/k

02-28-2011, 06:14 PM	#166
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 29 Posts: 12,512	Re: The Workplace Yeah nothing exciting. Kid asked if it wad my first day and I told him yes and had him show me the ropes. Went on for about an hour till I got ratted out. __________________ http://www.twitter.com/RedskinsRT

02-28-2011, 06:20 PM	#167
Mattyk ‎\m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40 Posts: 72,714	Re: The Workplace So the work from home deal I was supposed to start last year is finally rolling out for real at the end of April. I'm on the initial list to try it out, 4 days at home 1 in the office... I'm excited but also a little apprehensive. Anyone have experience working from home? Advantages/disadvantages? __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

02-28-2011, 10:50 PM	#169
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 30 Posts: 8,058	Re: The Workplace Wow. 4 from home 1 from work? Personally I'd love that schedule to be swapped. Maybe I'm strange, but I like going into the office. I'm typically more productive and I like to see people during the day. __________________ Best. Player. Available.

03-01-2011, 08:56 AM	#170
Mattyk ‎\m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40 Posts: 72,714	Re: The Workplace I'm looking forward to having no commute, I have a 30-40 minute ride each way. Not seeing people won't bother me too much, and there's always the phone. My job is 90% based on phone/email as it is, no reason why it can't be done at home. For me I think it will work out well, less distractions and annoyances. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-01-2011, 09:08 AM	#171
Monkeydad Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 34 Posts: 14,884	Re: The Workplace Working from home could present MORE distractions. When in the office, you're (hopefully) in a work mode. When at home, it might be tougher to tell yourself "now I have to work hard for x hours. Good luck, hope it works out well for you. My wife did database work remotely from home for a few years after she had the baby, worked great for us not having to get a babysitter/daycare so she could stay home. __________________ Not sent from a Droid, iPhone, Blackberry or toaster

03-01-2011, 09:43 AM	#172
Mattyk ‎\m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40 Posts: 72,714	Re: The Workplace Yeah I can see that, but the office is chuck full of distractions too. I think it will just be a matter of getting used to a new routine and different kinds of distractions. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-19-2011, 02:40 PM	#174
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 29 Posts: 12,512	Re: The Workplace Byron Westbrook was just here __________________ http://www.twitter.com/RedskinsRT

03-21-2011, 03:56 PM	#180
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 29 Posts: 12,512	Re: The Workplace Should've tried to line up an interview whoops, j/k __________________ http://www.twitter.com/RedskinsRT

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