I want so badly to scream sometimes when people think that because I work from home I sit around eating chocolate bonbons and watching TV while wearing my pajamas. It is true that I eat too much and exercise too little and it is also true that I have music playing softly in the background while working (or sometimes I may play the sound of a documentary with the video off--my home PC sits behind me when I am working and I can turn off the monitor and listen to the audio track as background noise). I do not however "play around" while on the clock; I stay tethered to my phone and to my data entry screen as much or more than anyone at our actual call center. Even bathroom breaks are shorter because I don't have as far to walk LOL.
My brain is wired in such a way that if I am in pajamas, I am "lounging" and "lounging" is far different from "working." It's true--I'm not in shoes all the time (I hate shoes), but especially on cold days, I have on socks or booties. It's also true that I may be wearing a scrub top (I love the pockets) or a t-shirt and jeans, but I wear nothing while working that I would not wear on a trip to the grocery store.
We are quite shorthanded right now, so we are all working extra hours to ensure adequate coverage. The folks in the office are often the recipients of catered lunches--pizza or boxed lunches are the usual choices. Me? I fix lunch here. The result? More dishes in the sink at the end of the day, and more electricity being used (let's not even talk about needing to keep a heater on in the office). Sure I don't travel back and forth to the office...that makes it easier to count on me to work oddball hours like split shifts ;-)
So, am I lazy? I think not...especially after watching this video again. One of my favorite singers singing one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite movies:
I'd love to know your thoughts...what do you define as lazy when you are at home all the time? Does working from home mean "hardly working" rather than "working hard"?
Great post. I am a part-time working mom. The days I go into the office are like vacation for me!
ReplyDeleteMy husband has worked from home now for over 13 years and I've been unemployed for 2...but we are not lazy by any sense of the word. My husband gets more done from home than he ever did in the office in his cubicle where he was faced with constant, physical interuptions. Don't even get me started on the "breaks" that he never takes...I have to remind him to not scoff down his lunch in 15 minutes and that he is allowed to take at least a 30 min lunch break. Then there is the on-call status that he is subject to for 24/7! So basically my reaction to others..."frankly my dear I don't give a damn" about what you think about me and what I'm doing while working at home. You go girl ;)
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