working from home

[weeds]

today and this friday i have the opportunity to work from home

tis a bit hard to stay focus........however without constant disruptions at work like, the phone ringing, staff asking about there jobs for the day, signing off hot work permits, attending meetings, doing risk assessments, safety contacts etc etc etc....................i'm actually getting heaps more done

i must factor this in more often.....just have to convince the boss

[weeds]

oh yeah and i got to ride with josh up to the school, towed the dog along as well, ride my bike back upto the school this afternoon.......all cool stuff :Dexcept for the house work megs has left me:(

[stevo68]

Hey mate,

I work from home and I would say I get a lot more done than if I was in an office environment. You have to be pretty disciplined and you can miss contact with other people, but the upside for me is I get to spend more time with the kids and I dont have to drive to work,

Regards

Stevo

[ladas]

Hey mate,

I work from home and I would say I get a lot more done than if I was in an office environment. You have to be pretty disciplined and you can miss contact with other people, but the upside for me is I get to spend more time with the kids and I dont have to drive to work,

Regards

Stevo

Likewise I work from home - as Stevo says you have to be disciplined - and know when to start and stop work......unfortunately I don't have this and I am often found to still be at my 'desk' well into the night sometimes.

...........but I do disapear off to the club every day for an hour to interact with other people.

[WhiteD3]

Yes, I can see you blokes are really being productive, mind on the job and one eye on AULRO:wasntme:

[waynep]

I try to work from home one day a week. for two reasons 1) to try and save a bit on car costs 2) to try and get those jobs done that need concentration.
What has enabled this is full access to all the work servers and email etc from home - woludn't be able to do it otherwise.
Also like being able to get my own good coffee and food.
And not doing the 45 minute commute each way, gives me all that time extra.

[StuRR80]

I feel ya WayneP!

I have an hour each way and work from home when I can e.g. having work done on the house, car in for repairs, etc but I asked our site GM if I could do it more regularly - "I think you need to set an example for the other staff Stuart".....blah - Stuff the other staff :twisted:... it doesn't cost them over $100 per week in fuel to get to work! :eek: Mind you, my direct boss at head office said he has no problems with it. What to do...!?! :confused:

[scarry]

Have worked from home for 17 yrs.
I like it,now have an office in the double garage,separate from the house.I am often out doing jobs,etc,but if not much on,can do things around the place if needed.
Can also work in office at night & weekends if needed,& dont have to go anywhere.
My wife does the office work,and can often go into house and start dinner etc,if she wants to.
Its also nice not to pay someone else rent,etc.
The workshop is also here so it is handy as well.



The dog likes us being at home as well.

[drivesafe]

Hi folks, if you can do it, for most people it can be the best thing going.

Over 20 years ago, thanks to a hobby that started earning me more than my regular job, I went from a part time home based business supported by full time shift work to a full time home based business and it was the best move I ever made.

I hear all my mates bitching about how much longer it took this morning to get from home to work because of some traffic delay or what ever and I just say “I know what they mean. I had a bitch of a morning too, took me 45 second longer to get from the bedroom, via the kitchen, to the office cause I couldn’t find any milk for my coffee”.

Seriously, as some have posted above, there are some huge benefits to being able to work at/from home but there are some not so welcome side effects.

When I moved to Qld, my daughter was working for me full time, between uni courses and other than the people she met at uni, being new to the area she never got the chance to meet new friends.

She now works 4 day a week for two small office companies and gets to meet lots of people.

Working at home will work for some and not for others.

[Psimpson7]

I work from home basically full time. Been in the office this morning and last week but normally I do 4 or 5 days a week at home.

Its great!!

Pete

[DEFENDERZOOK]

so....where can i get a job working from home......?


or do you guys mean working for yourselves from home......?

[weeds]

so....where can i get a job working from home......?


or do you guys mean working for yourselves from home......?

i work for somebody else.......i have sme uni stuff to finish off and as work is funding it 100% they are keen to give me time away from work for study

i also have to put together a document for a project that i am involved with, tight timelines and too many disruptions at work.

[Psimpson7]

I work for a company, but its just as easy for me to work at home rather than our BNE office so I do. I get more done at home and the internet connection is better too.

I work on a remote desktop to our servers in Sydney.

[lewy]

hmmmm i wonder if i bring the backhoe home,dig some holes and take them to work next day,:angel:

[stevo68]

I hear all my mates bitching about how much longer it took this morning to get from home to work because of some traffic delay or what ever and I just say “I know what they mean. I had a bitch of a morning too, took me 45 second longer to get from the bedroom, via the kitchen, to the office cause I couldn’t find any milk for my coffee”. Or the sugar :D.


so....where can i get a job working from home......?


or do you guys mean working for yourselves from home......? I work for myself from home...would be great to work for someone else from home at the moment the pay would be better :angel:. Also for me working from home allows SWMBO to do some part time work and I can look after our 6mth old...it aint easy juggling the 2, but I find it satisfying spending that time with him. Beer O'clock is only a couple of steps away, if I can get the "secretary" in the mood, I just may get more than a sanger for lunch :D, plus alot of my mates work for themselves and we keep in contact during the day with skype, so feel less "lonely"...which it can at times in quiet periods,

Regards

Stevo

[drivesafe]

Hi DEFENDERZOOK, I work for myself but a lot of companies are starting to see there are some huge savings in allowing employees to work at home if the job permits.

The pomes are actually right into working from home thanks the PM Thatcher setting up some assistance for this stile of work, during her term as PM.

Thanks to the internet, this is the way of the future for many office based companies. For a fraction of the cost of buying/renting and equipping an business office, they can spend a whole lot less and set their staff up at home and as has been mentioned here, studies have also found that people working at home, in most cases, tend to get more done and they don’t necessarily have to work as long to do it.

Boy was I late for work on friday, blow a slipper on the way from the kitchen to the office. You got any idea how much work is involved doing a hallway slipper charge in peak period.:angel:

[stevo68]

Boy was I late for work on friday, blow a slipper on the way from the kitchen to the office. You got any idea how much work is involved doing a hallway slipper charge in peak period.:angel: :D...I'll raise you a stroller and a baby rocker and one 5 yr old who wouldnt get out of the way as I ran from out the back, lept over the stroller and rocker, swizzled around the 5 yr old and panting and out of breath managed to get the call before they hung up..................to then hear "Oh my golly gosh would you like talk about your telecommunications" :angel:

Regards

Stevo

[DiscoStew]

Clearly some staff members achieve a lot more at home than others so I am selective about who I allow to do it. I once had a staff member who went from full-time at the office to 3 days a week, all of it at home, and he produced a lot more in those 3 days than he ever did in 5 days at the office. It is amazing how much socialising happens in an office environment, plus we split the saved travelling time which gave him an extra 90mins a day for work in the morning and an extra 90mins in the afternoon for playing golf.

Some of my fellow project managers work at home about once a fortnight but there is some scepticism about how much work they actually do. Our boss is getting jack of it.

[mike 90 RR]

The pit fall of working from home is that if clients know this ... then they have no hesitation of ringing you up on the mobile after hours to discuss their work

It can be good as in .... No travel and family time .... Bad, because their is a fine line distinction between work time & family time

I worked from home for 7 years .... Moved out & into a office (5 miniute drive) ... Now I don't work after hours or weekends any more

I draw house plans // Some drafters actually travel OZ and do work on the trip // sending progress & finished files over the internet back to their boss while touring the country

This is the blessing of mobile broadband ....

[drivesafe]

:D...I'll raise you a stroller and a baby rocker and one 5 yr old who wouldnt get out of the way as I ran from out the back, lept over the stroller and rocker, swizzled around the 5 yr old and panting and out of breath managed to get the call before they hung up..................to then hear "Oh my golly gosh would you like talk about your telecommunications" :angel:

Regards

Stevo

And I'll bet you couldn't use any of the words you wanted to because the kids were listening:twisted:

[stevo68]

And I'll bet you couldn't use any of the words you wanted to because the kids were listening:twisted: For the PC listening...of course :angel:....otherwise yep, let of a few :twisted:. Another good thing about working from home....no arvo traffic. Its 5.29pm....cold beer in hand, got me jammies on :D, had a shower with my 6mth old, waiting for the missus to cook me tucker :),

Regards

Stevo.........

[F4Phantom]

I work from home for myself after I realised I probably should sell for myself instead of making someone else money. All the advantages are on this thread, for me I will not go out before 9am or come home after about 4pm if I can help it because of traffic. (my home job still requires some travel)

Some downsides for my business is cash flow, every new deal is my next pay and if the deals stop flowing so does my pay. So overall I probably dont earn more but I do have months you fell quite good about the money and other times when a factory job seems good.

From my observations different people suit different conditions, some people need a weekly pay cheque but personally I am happy to deal with this so I can avoid clocking on at the same place at the same time every day.

I would be willing to take a punt that LR forums like this attract a certain group of like minded people who share a lot in common (possibly working for yourself), probably not one camry driving accountant among us.

[inside]

I'm a home worker too, well most of the time. Sometimes I go to the office just because I haven't had a drive for a while. I need to setup my place a little better though as it'd be good to have a set area where I do my work. Also the mobile reception sucks at my place which can be a bit of an issue.

As long as the figures are good my boss couldn't care where I am, provided I am reachable by phone or internet.

[DEFENDERZOOK]

i would love to be able to work from home.......

simply to avoid the senseless sydney traffic....

[Corgie Carrier]

Wish I could find a job where I could work from home.

Anyone need an employee?!?

What sort of jobs do those that work at home do?

It would be a lot easier for me as the nearest town is 40km away.

[stevo68]

Wish I could find a job where I could work from home.

Anyone need an employee?!?

What sort of jobs do those that work at home do?

It would be a lot easier for me as the nearest town is 40km away. Theres one job where all you need to do is stick a red light out the front :o:D. As for other type of jobs, Im a Commercial Finance Broker. It tends to be jobs/ businesses where you dont need a shop front, most likely drive to visit clients or are able to sell direct from your home. If you are really interested, go o the newsagent as there are mags you can buy for home office/ businesses to give you a bit of an idea,

Regards

Stevo

[Corgie Carrier]

Theres one job where all you need to do is stick a red light out the front :o:D. As for other type of jobs, Im a Commercial Finance Broker. It tends to be jobs/ businesses where you dont need a shop front, most likely drive to visit clients or are able to sell direct from your home. If you are really interested, go o the newsagent as there are mags you can buy for home office/ businesses to give you a bit of an idea,

Regards

Stevo

If I was a good looking woman, I might consider you suggestion, but I'm not a woman or good lookin,:( so thats out.

Are these mags for people looking for work from home or starting a home based business?

Neale

[Rosco]

I work for myself, and have done so for the last 30+ years as a Consulting Engineer, with the last 20 being home based. Certainly works for me, but a word of warning for those considering starting out with their own business.

I seem to recall figures along the lines of 80% failure rate in the first year with 80% of the remaining 20% failing in the second year. I gather you need a track record of at least 5 years before your business is considered to work successfully.

[stevo68]

Are these mags for people looking for work from home or starting a home based business?

Neale https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/05/855.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/newreply.php'do=newreply&p=833583) Yes there is, newsagent, do a search on google, Small business area of government etc. Also as Rosco points out, not everyone is suited to running their own business, so find a matrix that runs through suitability ie identify your strength and weaknesses. Also say good bye to the security of a weekly pay check, holidays, sick pay etc, especially in the first 1-3 yrs. Bottom line is do your homework and even better a business plan...even a basic one, many people run a business and maybe good at what they do ie a painter with his own business, doesnt mean however they are good at sales/marketing/HR/Customer Service/ Accounting etc and this is where many businesses can fall over. Having said that....and I'm not there yet as have only restarted my business 2 yrs ago....the rewards are there,

Regards

Stevo

[mark2]

I have worked from home from time to time and found that the biggest downside was always feeling like I was at work. I tended to do a few hours work during the day and a few hours at night after the kids went to sleep.
For some reason, I felt like I was back at uni with the feeling of always having work hanging over your head whereas now that I'm working out of an office, once I drive into the driveway, work is the farthest thing on my mind.....

If I could get around this issue, I'd give it another go, however will probably stay with the government job and not go out on my own, until I'm confident the economy is sound.

[stevo68]

I have worked from home from time to time and found that the biggest downside was always feeling like I was at work. I tended to do a few hours work during the day and a few hours at night after the kids went to sleep.
For some reason, I felt like I was back at uni with the feeling of always having work hanging over your head whereas now that I'm working out of an office, once I drive into the driveway, work is the farthest thing on my mind.....

If I could get around this issue, I'd give it another go, however will probably stay with the government job and not go out on my own, until I'm confident the economy is sound.That to me is part of the discipline, knowing when to "switch" the business part off. I stick to normal office type hrs ie 8-8.15 through till 5-6 dependant on work load.

Once I walk out of the office ie days over...that is it. If I go back into the office it is now a study that I have a computer in. If the office or mobile rings, I do not answer it. Family time is just that...family time, during the day is business time...not after hrs. Of course this may dependant on type of business, but that works for me.

Regards

Stevo