Comments on: Avoiding Isolation when Working from Home

By: Aroon

Aroon — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:39:18 +0000

It is always nice to have someone else to share with. I like the idea to join with some friend that work from home to so that you’ll have a chance to share your opinion on the break time

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By: CS

CS — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:47:39 +0000

I’m starting to feel a little cabin fever too. At first I ignored it, but after being depressed for one straight week, I though I needed to get some sun and see some friends already.

By: Dan Hogan

Dan Hogan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:10:55 +0000

I fell into a work from home situation without really looking for it. Unfortunately, I live alone and I bought a 700 sq-foot one-bedroom house before this change happened. (No office.) So, my kitchen table is also my desk for work.

I’ve found that going to coffee shops to be more and more expensive since I find the need to buy something to eat or drink. And… I don’t drink coffee. I do leave the house just about every day to buy lunch which includes a nice 10 minute walk to and from the lunch spots, so I get out of the house. I head to the gym every night, and I do get out of the house often enough.

The big thing is the human interaction. I certainly would tell anyone who is considering working from home to think hard about the day-to-day work environment before jumping in.

By: Genesis

Genesis — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:40:51 +0000

I was never much of a social person, so staying at home for me is fine . . . most of the time. I do find I need interaction once in a while, but I can also do that through video chat with my online friends.

Living in a foreign country has not helped the situation since I don´t really have any friends here and Spanish is my second language. Sometimes it just seems easier to let my husband (native Guatemalan) do the shopping and negotiating! While easier, it does mean that I can end up being in the house, on the computer for weeks at a time without leaving. My toddler is often surprised when I decide to head to the store with him!

I would never opt to work in a group setting outside of my home because I wouldn´t be productive enough. A coffee shop, perhaps, but I don´t have a laptop, so that´s not too practical at the moment! It is important to get some adult interaction, though, especially for at home moms.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:05:11 +0000

I work at home in a full time position and I am feeling very unhappy with the situation. The problem is that I have too much work and not too little, but–NO human contact. All close friends have moved away and other friends are so busy with their lives that they don’t have time to get together.

I have the NEED to connect with a person in person–even just one would do–I don’t need a crowd.

I am not sure what to do at this point to improve my situation. I feel I may need to try to change my job to work at it part-time. This would reduce my income quite a bit but it may be necessary to keep my sanity.

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By: felix

felix — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:55:33 +0000

Hey! This is an interesting point - I blogged about a similar topic in my 8 survival tips post in my notes from the virtual office series. I think everyone has to come to their own way of dealing with working from home - but there's a bunch of tactics that can be used to make working from home work for you.

By: dH

dH — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:07:57 +0000

I did this webworker style for a year or more – I think after a while it’s just boring and makes you feel depressive (especially in winter). I’m also surprised but this is why I prefer corporate style / separated office – it’s important to separate work / home to give real meanings to these places.