Hobbs will have a pretty constant companion, now. I’ve decided to enroll in the bank’s MyWork program. In other words, I’ll get a fully outfitted office at home complete with office phone, always-on VPN, desk, chair, supplies, etc. Although they tout it as something good for the employees to allow them to manage their life and have a better work/life balance, the bottom line is that it costs the bank much less money to have someone work from home than to pay for an office space. However, I still appreciate the ability to work from home all the time, regardless of the ‘whys’.
For the past few months, I’ve been going into the office twice a week, but with gas prices continuing to rise, add to that the fact that I rarely see anyone when I go in, it makes sense for me to WFH all the time. It saves me about 2 hours per day in commute time plus savings in gas, savings in parking, etc. I’ve worked from home before, for about 18 months. It can get lonely at times, but I try to make sure that I get out and work in different places, just for a change. The best part is not having to look busy. My boss is very cool. He only cares that I get my work done and that’s it. It doesn’t matter when/where I do it, as long as it is done on time and with quality. I have no problem with that. Some people have told me that they wouldn’t be able to WFH and I can understand that, but obviously, I do not fall into the category. 
What? You’re going to be home all of the time??? Alrighttttttttt!!!! I’m going back to sleep, now.
~Hobbs
During the day I can have my buddy at my feet, or take a break and go for a nice long walk, come back, resume my day. I can wash clothes will attending a meeting, or watch Netflix while coding. I love the freedom! The bank leaves it up to the individual manager as to whether or not an employee can join the program. Some managers are old school and controlling. They do not allow their reports to WFH. Thankfully I don’t have such a manager, though I have had a few of those types who think that if they can’t see you, then you must not be working!
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Paul, good news — it’s a win-win situation especially for those, like yourself, who have the discipline to work from home and get things done. Even with my part time position I’m doing 50%+ of it from home now. I’m more efficient and productive when I don’t have all the “office chatter” distracting me.
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I remember that you had mention that. It’s very liberating to be able to WFH even it it is 1 day per week, but 5 is certainly very nice. LOL – I do not miss the office chatter, the loud talking during conference calls, cellphone-voice, or any of those other distractions that I would handle by the use of a good pair of headphones. No more head phones required!
Excellent! I know I work better from home without the office distractions, at least for concentration tasks like programming. There is only one problem I would have: meetings. Having participated in many “online” (video) meetings I can say without reservation that meeting in person is far superior. On the other hand, less meetings can also be good
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Agreed, Eric. I got into the office for design meetings. It’s much easier to talk in person and draw on the white board, but for solitary tasks, such as programming, it’s much better to do it at home or the local restaurant or library.
I always wanted to work from home but you can’t run experiments on semiconductors at home unless you have a Class 10 cleanroom with about $1,000,000,000 worth of equipment. The upside is that I loved my work and the folks on our team, so, no regrets. Good luck with your new freedom. Now stop blogging and get to work!
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Ken, I think that the next time that they have one of those employee satisfaction surveys, you should mention that you’d be much more satisfied if you had that Class 10 clean room, completely equipped, at your house. See how much traction that gets with the big wigs.
It will only work for those who are disciplined, which you seem to be. And it shows a quality needed to be a writer.
I know others who WFH and enjoy it. Hope it all works out for you and Hobbs. Interesting you can watch Netflix and code at the same time. I struggle with chewing and walking. 
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I am fortunate in being able to get my work done, thankfully. I’m not very distracted by the other things that I ‘can’ do; however, I will say that it is nice to only work when you feel productive. I get a lot more done during that time. I don’t try to push it and look busy, which is way too tiring.