What Are You Doing Right Now
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@scottalanmiller said:
Looking to rent there or are these properties that you own and rent to others?
Looking to rent there for a year. Will likely buy after that.
Just had the long conversation with the owner about living 4.5 hours from most of our clients and how it is not an issue.
He understands logically. Heck he works from home 4.5 days a week (more than I do generally). But the emotional side is a struggle.
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@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Looking to rent there or are these properties that you own and rent to others?
Looking to rent there for a year. Will likely buy after that.
Just had the long conversation with the owner about living 4.5 hours from most of our clients and how it is not an issue.
He understands logically. Heck he works from home 4.5 days a week (more than I do generally). But the emotional side is a struggle.
Working from home has been a bit of a challenge. It's different than the few hours to a full day I've done in the past. I've gone from driving about 200 miles a week to next to none. I would take walks to the other building, since that was where my supervisor, mailbox, servers were. Now I just try to walk the stairs several times a day.
I am sure that once I build my tool box that I'll have a bit more time to move around a bit. But for now - I just don't feel right taking a run out of the 'office'.
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Working from home is awesome! But you need to remember to leave the house and walk away from work. Just because you work from home doesn't mean it should be your life. Family should always be number one in your life. Work can wait most of the time, really it can. We are in IT and tend to think just because there is more work to do at the end of the day that we should just keep going, unless there is an outage of course then you should.
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@g.jacobse said:
Working from home has been a bit of a challenge. It's different than the few hours to a full day I've done in the past.
It is nothing to to me. I've been doing it for years. it is the physical distance that I am going to introduce that is the point of concern.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Family should always be number one in your life. .
This is why we are going to Chicago.
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@JaredBusch said:
@g.jacobse said:
Working from home has been a bit of a challenge. It's different than the few hours to a full day I've done in the past.
It is nothing to to me. I've been doing it for years. it is the physical distance that I am going to introduce that is the point of concern.
Being willing to travel can go a long way for a boss.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Being willing to travel can go a long way for a boss.
It is an emotional response, that the owner already knows is an emotional response. so really not a problem. just t3h feelz.
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I don't want to work from home ever again if I'm working for an MSP...I never leave work...
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@thanksajdotcom said:
I don't want to work from home ever again if I'm working for an MSP...I never leave work...
AJ - I Understand. Which is why I try to set 'breaks' and just wander around the house. When the swamp dries up ( my yard) I can get out there some... I also push my self to continue therapy on my knee otherwise I keep having issues with it.
I still get out of the house completely - there will be some requests for a 'longer lunch' so I can join some local friends to break bread. I also take time when the boys come home to go see them, and check on them.
@Minion-Queen said:
@JaredBusch said:
@g.jacobse said:
Working from home has been a bit of a challenge. It's different than the few hours to a full day I've done in the past.
It is nothing to to me. I've been doing it for years. it is the physical distance that I am going to introduce that is the point of concern.
Being willing to travel can go a long way for a boss.
I'm willing - And we will have to discuss. Sometimes putting a face to the voice helps foster a more positive relationship.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
I don't want to work from home ever again if I'm working for an MSP...I never leave work...
That's a discipline problem. You have to learn how to work and not work. No different than leaving the office at the end of the day.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I don't want to work from home ever again if I'm working for an MSP...I never leave work...
That's a discipline problem. You have to learn how to work and not work. No different than leaving the office at the end of the day.
Well I have that problem with Staples. I get going and have a very hard time walking away. It's a little easier when I'm constantly getting yelled at to not go over 25 hours a week. I'm a bit of a workaholic. I know this.
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I present to you...
TREE SLAYER 1000
Muncher of paper and a cruel vengeful machine. Able to reduce the average user to a puddle of tears in mere minutes. Designed by the most sadistic engineers at Kyocera to be 200lb of PURE EVIL.
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And in the other corner... the new comer... TREE SLAYER 2000!!!!!!
We know little about the challenger, however all signs point towards a beautiful future. Made by Xerox she's a WorkCentre 7220. With her installed today we will finally rid ourselves of the Kyocera curse.
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Just waking up from a 30 min nap at work, opps. So not like me.
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@BMarie said:
Just waking up from a 30 min nap at work, opps. So not like me.
You don't normally do opps, mostly just engineering?
Sorry, could not resist.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@BMarie said:
Just waking up from a 30 min nap at work, opps. So not like me.
So jealous!
@scottalanmiller said:
@BMarie said:
Just waking up from a 30 min nap at work, opps. So not like me.
You don't normally do opps, mostly just engineering?
Sorry, could not resist.
I didn't mean to just couldn't keep my eyes open, I was only gonna close them for a few mins but it was way longer than that!
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So happy today. Want to do a million happy dances. This is where being in a office sucks! I can't yell Whooooo hooo or do a happy dance. Without about 20 IT pro's looking at me weird.
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Watching @dominica bring in all of the laundry and try to dry it around the house using electric radiators and an oscillating fan because it is now so cold and damp outside and we have to travel in the morning.
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@Minion-Queen Do it anyway, being predictable is for driving.
