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DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:28:13 GMT

from home. She has an hour commute each way normally, so getting those extra 2 hrs. a day is great. No getting up really early, fighting traffic and saving on gas is good too. Also, no office drama.

Now, she does miss getting out and about some but all in all she's happy with the set up, not the reason for it obviously.

I know some don't like it at all and will be ready to get back.

For me, it's nice to have her here for lunch, but other than bathroom breaks, I don't see here from 8:30 am to noon, and from 1:00pm to 5.

I realize she has no kids to worry about and that makes a big difference. She does have a feline "co-worker" that occasionally gets the boot from her office.

Do you like working from home?

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

MoonieBaby — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:15:51 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

I used to commute an hour each way as well, but no longer work.

For your daughter - The extra time, not having the hassle of driving or sitting in traffic and the bother of all that pollution is good for her - mind and body.

I'm happy for your daughter...

I hope her employer will allow her to work remotely a few days a week - it's good for her LITERALLY, and Miss P likes it too.

Speaking of - give 'er a kiss on the forehead and tell lil P it's from Aunt Ko!

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

mizree — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:19:06 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2i'm glad DD can work from home thus protecting you from exposure. I'm sure Miss P is a welcome distraction.

I too work from home. I have a view out the window that i've really enjoyed. Computer access has been a challenge but that's getting better. Sometimes i loose track of what day it is...

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:24:13 GMT

@MoonieBaby The "little helper" best not get used to this arrangement. When we get the good to go it's back to the office DD goes.

At least at the office your co-workers don't try to chew your cables,walk on your keyboard or try an get on your head (with claws out) because they hear a voice on the phone. Those offenses get P banished from the office and the door shut.

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ninjawife — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:31:46 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
@MoonieBaby The "little helper" best not get used to this arrangement. When we get the good to go it's back to the office DD goes.

At least at the office your co-workers don't try to chew your cables,walk on your keyboard or try an get on your head (with claws out) because they hear a voice on the phone. Those offenses get P banished from the office and the door shut.

My cat can't stand to be excluded from a room by shutting the door. When my husband and I shut the doors to our offices, she just scratches at the door until we let her in.

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 20:21:39 GMT

@ninjawife If Petunia gets in trouble (hard to believe) and is ejected from DD's office,she comes downstairs and I becomes her best friend. She tries to chew MY computer cord and walk all over me.

To heck with the dozens of toys, her 3-way tunnel and the huge cat tree.

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

debfau — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 20:53:05 GMT

I have been staying at my Parent's also since about Mar 12th - they have an older cat (he's about 14 yrs old) so he sleeps most of the afternoon while I am trying to work, which is a good thing.

The worst time with him is when he wakes up and wants his breakfast (but doesn't get until one of my parent's gets up which is not until at least 7 am (he's diabetic and has to have insulin when he eats) - so he wanders around down in the basement (where he & I sleep) hollering or scratching on one of the furnance doors, this morning he was awake at 6:30 am so I had to listen to him for 30 mins).

Attached is a picture of Simba

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

GCR18 — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 00:21:55 GMT

I love working from home. It's going to be a sad day when work reopens. They are talking June 1 and doing it in phases.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 02:10:16 GMT

@debfau wrote:
I have been staying at my Parent's also since about Mar 12th - they have an older cat (he's about 14 yrs old) so he sleeps most of the afternoon while I am trying to work, which is a good thing.

The worst time with him is when he wakes up and wants his breakfast (but doesn't get until one of my parent's gets up which is not until at least 7 am (he's diabetic and has to have insulin when he eats) - so he wanders around down in the basement (where he & I sleep) hollering or scratching on one of the furnance doors, this morning he was awake at 6:30 am so I had to listen to him for 30 mins).

Attached is a picture of Simba

@debfau ...Oh thanks, you give us his rear end and tail. Just kidding.

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

denisemb — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:25:39 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

@debfau

Oh, but that tail has such personality! (Hey, I like "S" tails.

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

debfau — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:23:37 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

@denisemb

Sorry - that was the only picture I had on my work computer of him - here is another picture of him.

Simba in bed (which he's too big for)

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

willdob3 — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:24:39 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
from home. She has an hour commute each way normally, so getting those extra 2 hrs. a day is great. No getting up really early, fighting traffic and saving on gas is good too. Also, no office drama.

Now, she does miss getting out and about some but all in all she's happy with the set up, not the reason for it obviously.

I know some don't like it at all and will be ready to get back.

For me, it's nice to have her here for lunch, but other than bathroom breaks, I don't see here from 8:30 am to noon, and from 1:00pm to 5.

I realize she has no kids to worry about and that makes a big difference. She does have a feline "co-worker" that occasionally gets the boot from her office.

Do you like working from home?

@CrazyKittyLvr2

I’m working full time from home now, too, but from 8-5. I do like it in some ways. I also miss my office but I feel safer working from home right now. Safer trumps everything else.

I told myself I’m not allowed to do any work outside of office hours and I’ve been good about that. When my boss dropped some work off at 5pm today and asked if I wanted her to pick them up in the morning, I told her it would be afternoon before it is done. If they want to pay me OT I’m all in but that doesn’t happen often and they squirm like you wouldn’t believe trying to figure a way out of it! It is kind of amusing.

At work, I spend a decent amount of time on the phone so my door is closed much of the time. I almost always miss the office dramas & only find out if/when someone mentions it to me.

My employer really watches out for us and offered me the option to work from home as soon as things started to get serious with the virus. It took some work to get it set up but things are pretty good now. I think it will be a while before I feel safe going to the office again. I don’t think there should be a big rush to get me back in the office but time will tell.

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MamaWick — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:57:29 GMT

I spent a couple of decades working from home as a medical transcriptionist. My last year before retirement was spent working in a large medical facility. I loved both.

Re: DD Is Getting Too Used To Working..............

willdob3 — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 22:29:09 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

Smell that? It is dinner, almost done - I cooked a turkey breast in my crockpot today. I put it on during a break! That is a perk that I don’t get to enjoy working at the office.

As I mentioned yesterday, I do miss my nice office, but I also enjoy working from home. I don’t really have enough space to work from home long term though. I’d really want a designated room or defined space. Right now my office is my living room.