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Working From Home? (1 Viewer)

For those currently working from home

  • I've recently started and like it

    Votes: 35 17.5%
  • I've been doing it for a while and like it

    Votes: 68 34.0%
  • I've recently started and don't like it

    Votes: 14 7.0%
  • I've been doing it for a while and don't like it

    Votes: 14 7.0%
  • N/A

    Votes: 69 34.5%

  • Total voters
    200
We’ve been using Teams for a while and it’s fantastic.  Any time I plan to send an email I’ve conditioned myself to use a Teams chat first.  I’ve also got in to the habit where if I get included in an email chain, after 2-3 replies I do Reply All via Teams and make the chat the subject line of the email - so much more efficient.
We all started using it this week and it has been great.  

 
We all started using it this week and it has been great.  
I really do strongly recommend that last item if your team is the type to have 10+ email chains.  They are excruciating and typically last over a few days or even weeks.  Now, I keep that #### out of my inbox and I’ve found that you can get the answers needed much faster. 

 
I honestly dont know how you full time WFH guys do this. Once in a while is cool but every day just SUCKS.

Obviously the fact that we're quarantined (and I live alone) makes it worse, but its super boring.
I was having this conversation today with a friend. At least for me, Its not the WFH that hard right now, its WFH and NOT being able to leave. 

My normal WFH weekly schedule usually has me out of the house at least 1x per day—I have a networking meeting every Tuesday, some meetings with chamber of commerce board I sit on, client meetings, business errands, etc. 

Doing WFH AND not having those events to go to is the tough part, plus with the family home its harder. 

 
I honestly dont know how you full time WFH guys do this. Once in a while is cool but every day just SUCKS.

Obviously the fact that we're quarantined (and I live alone) makes it worse, but its super boring.
I'm the complete opposite. I know there's little chance I'd be able to commute into an office 5 times/week anymore. I've been doing WFH for a decade and couldn't imagine having a regular commute or working in a set office anymore. I generally don't like being around people/introverted, single w/o wife or kids, and hate traffic. 

I understand many won't be able to but I usually start at 5am and work til 10 or 11, go for a hike, then finish out my day at work. I've been working M-Tu and Th-Fri flex schedule (Wed off) for many years. Breaks up the workweek and workdays nicely and get to enjoy the outdoors here while many people aren't on the trails. 

I've always looked at it as I gain 12-15 hours a week from not having to commute and breakfast/prep (business attire to shorts). I usually only go into the office half dozen-dozen times a year.

 
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Biggest benefit to me is I cut 4 hours of commuting per day. I gained 20 hours per week. However, having the wife and 3 kids at home doing school work is tough. I am able to help the youngest with her work around the middle of the day. I start at 5 and work til 11 then put in a few more hours around 3. Has worked out so far.

 
Pet Peeve #17 of working from home:

Setting: Zoom call

Co-workers lips are moving but they aren't saying anything...

Everyone else on the call, in unison: "YOU"RE ON MUTE!!!"

Co-worker: "Sorry everyone, I couldn't find my mute button..."

:rant:
 

 
Pet Peeve #17 of working from home:

Setting: Zoom call

Co-workers lips are moving but they aren't saying anything...

Everyone else on the call, in unison: "YOU"RE ON MUTE!!!"

Co-worker: "Sorry everyone, I couldn't find my mute button..."

:rant:
 
People complaining when you dial in instead of video

 
Back to work in the office today....
Where at? What kind of job? How long have you been working from home?

My HR department sent out an e-mail last week alluding to the re-opening of offices but didn't give a specific timeframe for when that might happen. Interesting timing.

We have been WFH and the office has been closed since March 18th. Our main HQ is in Florida and with some of the restrictions easing, maybe people were asking? Regardless, none of the easing of restrictions impacts the harder hit South Florida counties of Dade and Broward.

 
Where at? What kind of job? How long have you been working from home?

My HR department sent out an e-mail last week alluding to the re-opening of offices but didn't give a specific timeframe for when that might happen. Interesting timing.

We have been WFH and the office has been closed since March 18th. Our main HQ is in Florida and with some of the restrictions easing, maybe people were asking? Regardless, none of the easing of restrictions impacts the harder hit South Florida counties of Dade and Broward.
FL, accounting, was working from home since mid-March.

We're now doing 3 days in office and 2 days WFH with the staff having rotated schedules so the office isn't too busy with people at any given time.

 
The AZ governor waited until the last minute to extend stay at home orders and did so until the 15th, but before he did, my org extended their company mandate until June. I’ve gotten pretty used to it, but it would be a hell of a lot easier if I could go to lunch every now and then or something.

 
I don't hate WFH, I hate being stuck at home. My wife is a independent contractor and can work at home or the office at her will. Right now she is stuck at home but usually works here 70% of the time. She wonders why I hate it and my only response every single time is that I would work in coffee shops, a library, all the breakfast places known to man in our city before at home. 

...She also bugs me all day every day to do random #### and wonders why I shut the office door. She just can't understand how her working for herself is any different than me working for the man(Gov employee), who has rigid schedules to meet.

 
Beginning of week 8 at WFH for me.  Don't really see an end in sight.  Today was fun, donut and coffee trucks set up in front of my house.  (Neighborhood has been bringing one or two a week for a bit now.)

Just got done walking the dog about 2 miles.  

I quickly got used to this.  I don't want to go back to the office.

 
 Today was fun, donut and coffee trucks set up in front of my house.  (Neighborhood has been bringing one or two a week for a bit now.)
That does sound fun, which makes me realize how much easier I am to amuse these days. Yesterday I smashed up some old furniture with a sledgehammer. What a blast that was. I'm like a kid from the old days rolling a hoop around the yard with a stick thinking it was the most fun ever. 

 
Been WFH since 3/23--I love it. I don't want to go back at all. I am going to pitch to the powers that be to let me continue to do this moving forward.

 
My wife is also work at home for time being.  Has anyone else tried taking a work/cation?  

Beaches are too far for us, but I really want to rent a lake cabin with WiFi and just work there for a week.  Wife and I can work just fine w/ WiFi and cell reception.  I even have a Verizon hotspot to use if the cabin's WiFi sucks.  Of course most of the places I would prefer have poor cell reception which would be an issue.  

Wife seems opposed to the idea, so maybe just me and the dog for a week.  I'm sure I could sign the divorce papers when we return.  (Mostly joking, our marriage is good and I wouldn't go w/out her.)

 
We have been told that we're WFH until at least 06/30. Shockingly developers are abke to get more done at home than in a noisy open bullpen area.  Rumors abound that some teams will become totally remote as a result.

 
My wife is also work at home for time being.  Has anyone else tried taking a work/cation?  

Beaches are too far for us, but I really want to rent a lake cabin with WiFi and just work there for a week.  Wife and I can work just fine w/ WiFi and cell reception.  I even have a Verizon hotspot to use if the cabin's WiFi sucks.  Of course most of the places I would prefer have poor cell reception which would be an issue.  

Wife seems opposed to the idea, so maybe just me and the dog for a week.  I'm sure I could sign the divorce papers when we return.  (Mostly joking, our marriage is good and I wouldn't go w/out her.)
my sister works all over the place I don't think her company even knows when she's not at her house

 
We are likely WFH until after the 4th of July.  They just started mailing our PPE and thermometers to our homes.  

 
Going back to work 5/18.   Still only 244 cases out of 375k in my county.  4 deaths.   Been on 4 deaths since mid march.    I feel pretty good about going back.   Everyone has to wear a mask in and out of the building and gets temp checked every day.   I work at an army health clinic so it's probably one of the safer places to be

I'm pretty sick of WFH.  Don't know how people do it all the time

 
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Beginning of week 8 at WFH for me.  Don't really see an end in sight.  Today was fun, donut and coffee trucks set up in front of my house.  (Neighborhood has been bringing one or two a week for a bit now.)

Just got done walking the dog about 2 miles.  

I quickly got used to this.  I don't want to go back to the office.
Same didn't really like it at first but now pretty used to it, have all the computer equipment set up, don't have my annoying boss walking my desk, can listen to music, or watch tv, eat much better and healthier lunches, don't have to iron (or buy) clothes for work, and on top of all that feel like I'm more effective. I mean I do miss some social interaction and looking at some of the chicks in my office, maybe working in the office once or twice a week would be good for that.

 
They sent us back out “in the field” today. I even went to my work pick up my field sanitizing kit (which is a water bottle and hand wipes) and 5 masks. They think those are supposed to last how long? Case in our area exploded recently.

I’m not going anywhere. The closet I'm getting to people is calling their office from my car while in their parking lot. 
 

 
recently found out we are going full time wfh permanently.  

looking for suggestions regarding what i can do in terms of tax write-off's now that i'm bearing the costs of internet, utilities, etc. and the company no longer has to pay the rent for an office space.

this is a whole new world for me. where are some solid resources for researching this sort of thing?

 
This is week 23 for me working from home with 1 day on site for my client which is now optional. Still quite content and not missing the commute at all. 

 
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recently found out we are going full time wfh permanently.  

looking for suggestions regarding what i can do in terms of tax write-off's now that i'm bearing the costs of internet, utilities, etc. and the company no longer has to pay the rent for an office space.

this is a whole new world for me. where are some solid resources for researching this sort of thing?
Recommend that you don't do it..

I worked full-time from home for 3 years. Spoke to our tax guy on possible write offs. He told me the amount wasn't worth the hassle as it was the first thing the IRS looked for to do audits. Have to prove the room you use as an office is used 100% for work, or that when you wrote it off, you only took the percentage actually used. 

Maybe your company will offer a monthly payout for "incidentals". :shrug:  

Our company is giving us $40 a month for cell service, internet, etc. 

 
Been WFH since 3/23--I love it. I don't want to go back at all. I am going to pitch to the powers that be to let me continue to do this moving forward.
Been WFH since March 12. Being home with small kids isn’t easy, but man, if you can find a way to make it work. I’ve got a space on the third floor that is all mine and has become a perfect setup. I’m saving three hours a day commuting.  I don’t have to wear business attire ever. I know lots of people talk about missing seeing others and the social interaction. And some people spout off stuff about we can’t mentor the youngins and don’t have those late night power moments in the office.  Honestly, let me stay home forever. I’m totally cool with this. I don’t miss seeing people or water coolers or any of that. I go to work for work. And I’m totally cool with doing this for good. I am now so used to it and I will have a deep depression if we ever have to go back. At this point that’s not in the cards likely till 2021 anyway, but really hoping this is a seismic shift and I can just continue what I’m doing, if I so choose, for good.  I might go in once a week, or something like that. But this has proven there is no need. And man, really hope I don’t have to go back to business travel like before. Because this not traveling is awesome. 
 

 
Recommend that you don't do it..

I worked full-time from home for 3 years. Spoke to our tax guy on possible write offs. He told me the amount wasn't worth the hassle as it was the first thing the IRS looked for to do audits. Have to prove the room you use as an office is used 100% for work, or that when you wrote it off, you only took the percentage actually used. 

Maybe your company will offer a monthly payout for "incidentals". :shrug:  

Our company is giving us $40 a month for cell service, internet, etc. 
well, we still don't have the details on what they will be covering (if anything). we were supposed to find out last week, but that passed without an update.

really hoping they offer a fixed amount per month. that would be easiest.

 
recently found out we are going full time wfh permanently.  

looking for suggestions regarding what i can do in terms of tax write-off's now that i'm bearing the costs of internet, utilities, etc. and the company no longer has to pay the rent for an office space.

this is a whole new world for me. where are some solid resources for researching this sort of thing?
Recommend that you don't do it..

I worked full-time from home for 3 years. Spoke to our tax guy on possible write offs. He told me the amount wasn't worth the hassle as it was the first thing the IRS looked for to do audits. Have to prove the room you use as an office is used 100% for work, or that when you wrote it off, you only took the percentage actually used. 

Maybe your company will offer a monthly payout for "incidentals". :shrug:  

Our company is giving us $40 a month for cell service, internet, etc. 
As an independent contractor, I've been writing off everything- percentage of home, phone, etc- for years. No problems from IRS, and recommended by my accountant. Of course, might be different for employees.

 
Been WFH since March 12. Being home with small kids isn’t easy, but man, if you can find a way to make it work. I’ve got a space on the third floor that is all mine and has become a perfect setup. I’m saving three hours a day commuting.  I don’t have to wear business attire ever. I know lots of people talk about missing seeing others and the social interaction. And some people spout off stuff about we can’t mentor the youngins and don’t have those late night power moments in the office.  Honestly, let me stay home forever. I’m totally cool with this. I don’t miss seeing people or water coolers or any of that. I go to work for work. And I’m totally cool with doing this for good. I am now so used to it and I will have a deep depression if we ever have to go back. At this point that’s not in the cards likely till 2021 anyway, but really hoping this is a seismic shift and I can just continue what I’m doing, if I so choose, for good.  I might go in once a week, or something like that. But this has proven there is no need. And man, really hope I don’t have to go back to business travel like before. Because this not traveling is awesome. 
 
Not enough likes in the world for this post.

 
Been WFH since March 12. Being home with small kids isn’t easy, but man, if you can find a way to make it work. I’ve got a space on the third floor that is all mine and has become a perfect setup. I’m saving three hours a day commuting.  I don’t have to wear business attire ever. I know lots of people talk about missing seeing others and the social interaction. And some people spout off stuff about we can’t mentor the youngins and don’t have those late night power moments in the office.  Honestly, let me stay home forever. I’m totally cool with this. I don’t miss seeing people or water coolers or any of that. I go to work for work. And I’m totally cool with doing this for good. I am now so used to it and I will have a deep depression if we ever have to go back. At this point that’s not in the cards likely till 2021 anyway, but really hoping this is a seismic shift and I can just continue what I’m doing, if I so choose, for good.  I might go in once a week, or something like that. But this has proven there is no need. And man, really hope I don’t have to go back to business travel like before. Because this not traveling is awesome. 
 
Weren’t you going stir crazy a few weeks ago?

A month in I completely agreed.  Now...I still agree but it’s a tad too frigging isolating.  And I have sweet office setup not sure how the kitchen warriors do it.

 I always did WFH but also traveled every other week on average.  That was pretty good, wouldnt mind once a month....can see how the commuters never want to go back.

 
I forget if this is week 22 or 23, but I’m with @Otis and the others - I have no desire to go back to the office full time.  Maybe 1 or 2 days a week, but I love working from home.  Now that my 3 kids are back to some form of schooling, it’s even better. 

 
Yeah, still liking the extra sleep, no commute, comfortable clothes, flexibility etc.

But as a single guy with no kids, its definitely very isolating.  Something I certainly wont mind doing once or twice a week once we bounce back a little bit (my office is in mid-town, so I'm guessing that wont be until 2021) but not full time.

The bright side is that when I was negotiating terms of this new job (i started march 9th....awesome timing) the sticking point was 2 days in the office vs 3.  I lost, but negotiated a few extra racks to cover the commuting cost and then some (which I've obviously been able to just pocket since then)

I've got a really nice office setup in my finished basement, but it will become a little less comfortable in the winter (heat is spotty down here) and I wont have golf to look forward to afterwards  (and we probably wont have fall/winter sports to watch either)

I can't imagine how bad this would be sitting at a dining room table or god forbid, having young kids around.

 
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I think I have Otis topped.  My work decided we’re now 100% virtual and my wife talked her company into letting her WFH that will be “re-evaluated” at the end of 2021, so we jetted to San Diego from NYC last weekend.  
 

Dear god is this fantastic.  Still work NYC hours, so we work from 6 to 2 or 3 with a whole afternoon off to do stuff with the kid until he starts virtual school.    We both commented how much time we waste in the morning on the East Coast waiting for work “to start”.  

 
I can't imagine how bad this would be sitting at a dining room table or god forbid, having young kids around.
Since it appears this is going to continue for a while, for the kids I finally got them desks and better chairs - nothing spectacular on the desks, 48" L-Shaped ones that fit perfectly in their rooms near their beds so they have more floor space open (desks were about $100 each at Staples) - I did pony up a bit for decent chairs - again Staples, their store brand "gaming" chairs that were on sale, but are rated for 5-10 hours use - kids are excited as the chairs are "gaming" chairs and have some colorful accents, I was more excited because being on sale they were significantly cheaper than office chairs with similar specs.

My wife was also told it is unlikely that she will be going back to the office this year (they had originally though they's be going back in September, or at least 50% by then) She had been working off of the dining room table the last 4 months, but now that it appears to be indefinite, we went ahead and got her the same desk we got our boys, rearranged the living room a little and set her up a work station in the corner of the living room - today was her first day using it and she is already much happier - can look out the window, and she used one of the "gaming" chairs today - so I may be headed out to buy one more for her to use (though we will see what Staples has as I believe the sale ended last week).

For me, I have been working off of a folding table in our office (long story short, beginning of the year kids wanted to shuffle rooms, the room I used for an office got moved to the smaller room at front of the house and my desk no longer fit, so I gave it to my oldest son as it fit in his room). Since my work has all but said we will be permanently work from home (or at least 70-80% WFH indefinitely for my current position) I am in the market for a new desk.

This is going to be much better now that my wife has a better set up and my two youngest sons have appropriate schooling areas set up in their rooms - in Spring they shared the dining room table or a small table we have in the living room. 

 
I'm glad I already have the skills needed to do my job.  The kids coming out during this time are going to be at a real disadvantage.  There is no more looking over anyone's shoulder.  Young people basically have to sit at home and wait for someone to call them and explain how to do things.

 
I'm glad I already have the skills needed to do my job.  The kids coming out during this time are going to be at a real disadvantage.  There is no more looking over anyone's shoulder.  Young people basically have to sit at home and wait for someone to call them and explain how to do things.
This will weed out the producers from the non-producers in a very efficient manner.

 
I am in the office today because a new hire starts today. In my field it has generally taken a few months of intense training in-house to get a new hire ready to take the State mandated training. Usually don’t get licensed until you have a minimum of 18 months of shadowing. 
 

No idea how I am going to make this work.

 
I am in the office today because a new hire starts today. In my field it has generally taken a few months of intense training in-house to get a new hire ready to take the State mandated training. Usually don’t get licensed until you have a minimum of 18 months of shadowing. 
 

No idea how I am going to make this work.
You have a spare bedroom?

 
Yeah, still liking the extra sleep, no commute, comfortable clothes, flexibility etc.

But as a single guy with no kids, its definitely very isolating.  Something I certainly wont mind doing once or twice a week once we bounce back a little bit (my office is in mid-town, so I'm guessing that wont be until 2021) but not full time.

The bright side is that when I was negotiating terms of this new job (i started march 9th....awesome timing) the sticking point was 2 days in the office vs 3.  I lost, but negotiated a few extra racks to cover the commuting cost and then some (which I've obviously been able to just pocket since then)

I've got a really nice office setup in my finished basement, but it will become a little less comfortable in the winter (heat is spotty down here) and I wont have golf to look forward to afterwards  (and we probably wont have fall/winter sports to watch either)

I can't imagine how bad this would be sitting at a dining room table or god forbid, having young kids around.
I could imagine the bolded for sure, for folks in that situation.  

 
recently found out we are going full time wfh permanently.  

looking for suggestions regarding what i can do in terms of tax write-off's now that i'm bearing the costs of internet, utilities, etc. and the company no longer has to pay the rent for an office space.

this is a whole new world for me. where are some solid resources for researching this sort of thing?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated federal home office deductions for W-2 employees.  You would need your employer to set up an accountable plan and reimburse your expenses.

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2020/may/deduct-home-office-expenses-coronavirus-remote-work.html

Note, however, that unreimbursed expenses attributable to the trade or business of being an employee, including those of maintaining a home office, are no longer deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction due to the suspension of such deductions by Sec. 67(g), for tax years 2018 through 2025, as added by the legislation known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97. This means that employees who work from home are no longer entitled to claim an itemized deduction for home office expenses, even if the employer requires the employee to maintain a home office.

 

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