So i wake up to the not so subtle noise of kids protesting to go to school after
a summer vacation. I can sympathize with them! (almost everyday i curse myself for graduating in the first attempt and losing the opportunity to roam around without any worry). Its my day to work from home! YES! The fabulous arrangement where you can get up at the time you want and still deal with a attitude throwing colleague remotely!
While i was in a manufacturing setup, the only thing i could do from home as part of work was to call up my manager and tell him i could "sense" something going wrong with the project!
Having drastically shifted my domain, i get loads of "Wow-so-dreamy" looks from relatives and cousins when i say i have an option to work from home when ever necessary. But believe me, it comes with its own perks and not-so-perks
1. Suddenly your neighbor decides that its time to get a borewell or worst? collapse one part of the house and rebuild! While you are on mute letting your colleague drive the meeting that you were supposed to! all because? its too damn noisy and every time you even remotely try to speak by hitting on "unmute" button, you can hear the others on call saying "can you please go on mute? its quite disturbing!"
2. All the street vendors are very much enthusiastic and on an energy roll!
Oh yeah! Certain vendors i have spotted lately use unique tricks to capture the attention of the house wives like singing to inform their arrival or the choice of vegetables they are offering, use slim women picture cut outs to indicate that 'you can be like her if these are bought'! Quite a conversation starter if you see!
3. Your relatives suddenly feel the urge to visit you
And all you can do is shhh them or lock yourself up to concentrate on the job at hand!
4. Your loo breaks are when your boss tries to reach you and of course you are not available!
And there goes your credibility!!! So the next time you check for a work from home option, you can hear them giving you a small nudge and "You know you got to be available for at least 8 hours while working remotely right?". Solution? make sure you are dropping atleast 8 mails into their inbox (avg of 1 per hour minimum) to tell them you are right there!!!
5. There is atleast one birthday party that's being celebrated in office and all you can do is stare at the invite and eat your dal-roti
But everything said and done, working from home is especially great when its a Monday (Your husband is getting ready with a grumpy face and you are still lying on the bed looking at facebook posts that talk about monday blues). Its also great listening to the RJ's rattle about the traffic in routes in which you would travel while going to office but now? you can listen to them and let out a deep sigh! Its also great to finally feel the evenings when your neighbors kids are back from school and are planning their next "BIG" cricket match
a summer vacation. I can sympathize with them! (almost everyday i curse myself for graduating in the first attempt and losing the opportunity to roam around without any worry). Its my day to work from home! YES! The fabulous arrangement where you can get up at the time you want and still deal with a attitude throwing colleague remotely!
While i was in a manufacturing setup, the only thing i could do from home as part of work was to call up my manager and tell him i could "sense" something going wrong with the project!
Having drastically shifted my domain, i get loads of "Wow-so-dreamy" looks from relatives and cousins when i say i have an option to work from home when ever necessary. But believe me, it comes with its own perks and not-so-perks
1. Suddenly your neighbor decides that its time to get a borewell or worst? collapse one part of the house and rebuild! While you are on mute letting your colleague drive the meeting that you were supposed to! all because? its too damn noisy and every time you even remotely try to speak by hitting on "unmute" button, you can hear the others on call saying "can you please go on mute? its quite disturbing!"
2. All the street vendors are very much enthusiastic and on an energy roll!
Oh yeah! Certain vendors i have spotted lately use unique tricks to capture the attention of the house wives like singing to inform their arrival or the choice of vegetables they are offering, use slim women picture cut outs to indicate that 'you can be like her if these are bought'! Quite a conversation starter if you see!
3. Your relatives suddenly feel the urge to visit you
And all you can do is shhh them or lock yourself up to concentrate on the job at hand!
4. Your loo breaks are when your boss tries to reach you and of course you are not available!
And there goes your credibility!!! So the next time you check for a work from home option, you can hear them giving you a small nudge and "You know you got to be available for at least 8 hours while working remotely right?". Solution? make sure you are dropping atleast 8 mails into their inbox (avg of 1 per hour minimum) to tell them you are right there!!!
5. There is atleast one birthday party that's being celebrated in office and all you can do is stare at the invite and eat your dal-roti
But everything said and done, working from home is especially great when its a Monday (Your husband is getting ready with a grumpy face and you are still lying on the bed looking at facebook posts that talk about monday blues). Its also great listening to the RJ's rattle about the traffic in routes in which you would travel while going to office but now? you can listen to them and let out a deep sigh! Its also great to finally feel the evenings when your neighbors kids are back from school and are planning their next "BIG" cricket match
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