Working from home?
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- mimeartist0
I work from home, and am usually at by desk before 8, and work through til 7. You do find yourself not always 100% commited, and browsing sites etc... but you do the same chatting in an office... it just seems more obvious at home. I always write a list of what I've achieved for the day just for my own sake, otherwise its easy to think you haven't done anything as you're not always getting feedback from people everyday.
- Stugoo0
im jsut looking forward to answering support calls in my underwear!
- beside0
I worked from home for years, and now have my own office space. It's nice because now when I walk out of my place, I know I'm going to sit down and work. It helps that I put my sweet Mac Pro at the office and my dinky PC at home, so I always want to go to work on a better machine :) Small studio space with friends though, I'm all about it, that's what I have here.
- Meeklo0
I work from home 90% of the time, as a freelancer.
at least 2 days of the week I go to a local coffee shop, people find it strange how can I concentrate there, but it combination with a good music playlist and a few cups of coffee I'm a machine.it takes a lot of discipline to do it!
Make sure you dont have an xbox with EA skate on it.
- harlequino0
Stugoo, that is exactly what i did recently, relocation and all.
It;s working out great. My most productive time tends ot be in the early morning, so I am up and rolling by 7:30 usually. I get more and better quality work done at home, and then can relax and fuck off early. Plus, no commute on those days.
- Stugoo0
I'm moving farther afield from my place of work and plan on starting a new routine of working from home 3 days a week and coming to the office 2 set days.
I wanted a bit of feedback on how it might affect me. my new flat mate also works from home we are good friends and have spent a lot of time together so don't need to worry about that. She also gives good inspiration.
I just hope the network will stand up to it!
- ximeraLabs0
I've been working from home full time now for a little over 2 years.
Love it.
- flavorful0
Exactly what dobs said.
Depending on the work I'm doing I'm either more productive at work or at home, but that is basically if I like what I'm doing - which is usually the case.
Though currently I am catching up on over two months of timesheets and expense reports at home ... and I hate timesheets and expense reports, haha.
- mrdobolina0
I work from home from time to time. If I am completely swamped, I will work from home. No distractions. I get tons more done at home than I do in the office. I have a VPN setup, so I have access to all assets and network resources from wherever I am.
- same here - i'm not even sure where the server is located that i work on, so what's it matter where i work from (as long as i have no meetings that day)?bulletfactory
- (as long as i have no meetings that day)bulletfactory
- letters20
I've had a home studio for several years now. I think it completely depends on your character and personality. Some people are easily self-motivated and good at tasking themselves – others are easily distracted. It works well for me, but I have rules. Rules like, I always dress for work (keeps even the phone calls more professional). I have set hours. I am more serious about keeping track of my time each day than if I worked in an office. This is all in the context of being home alone all day, no kids here to distract.
- senseg0
best way - set up a small office with your friends designers and work there :) share work, share skills and have freedom
- ItTango0
Depends on your home environment. Married? Kids? Animals?
I find that being out of the house (cafe or my studio) gives me a sense of "being at work". Conversely, I'm more attentive to the family when I'm home cuz the lure of getting a little extra work done isn't there.
- ukit0
I like it. I am more productive when there is not someone looking over my shoulder all the time.
- tkmeister0
i like doing 3days/week in the office and 2days from home.
- senseg0
i think the best way is to mix. sometimes home, sometimes office. Feedback from other designers and collegues will make you better.
And sometimes, when u have too much work you will be stuck at home and wont see the sun light at all, hehe.
- jamble0
I work from home full time (self employed) and I much prefer it.
You do have to be disciplined for sure so I set the alarm and get up and work the same hours as my clients so I'm always showered and ready to work by 9am and I finish at 5.30-6pm.
My wife also works from home so I have company during the day so I'm not a total social tard.
- capn_ron0
I feel like it may be kind of nice at home to be able to do some work from 9am-1pm, then maybe go on a bike ride, or run some errands, then maybe do some more work in the evening, or even late night? Here at my office they are so strict on time, i work from 7:30-4:30 and have to take lunch at noon till 1. It just sucks.
- BonSeff0
don't you work only on wednesdays?
- Depending on temperature and wind speedgoingpublic
- me?
I did last semester. Now I work more...Jaline
- Wolfboy0
I work on my own clients pretty much all the time now (I very occasionally go back to studio freelance for quick money or to get through slow weeks) and I like to get up and go out in the morning rather than working from home. I rent a desk in a record label so I have an office to go to and the added bonus of a client to work with before I even start looking for work.
That kind of deal is sweet if you can find one, you hardly notice the desk rent because you tend to work it off really quickly.
- Jaline0
To answer your question, I am more productive in the office. I love working at home, but co-workers coming by every once in a while to collaborate, give you more stuff to do, discussing things, all makes you finish the work. I know if I were home my work would be scattered throughout the day (all hours). At work, I finish everything before I leave around 4pm.
- Exactly what I was trying to say... Only I leave at 6pm :)goingpublic
- :)
I would also be kind of lazy at home. I need to get around...Jaline