Office or Home Office? What do you do?

ChrisMcKay · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 08:40

Was thinking about this last night - I worked from home for approx 4 years until April last year when I moved into business premises.

Just wondering how many of you work from home or have seperate premises? And what do you do?

My reason for switching was mainly motivation - At times I found it very hard to get any work done, espcially with all of it being online! Nice weather didn't help either!

Now I have moved it's a lot easier with a daily routine, a lot more businesses aswell as expanding

MSC · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 08:52

I have a home office and workshop. I do hope to move into business premises at some stage in the next 12 months. I have two young children and so work in shifts-day shift when they are at school and then night shift ( a couple of hours) when they are in bed. They are old enough now though that I can usually work uninterrupted after they come home from school as well, for about an hour while they play outside or do their homework.
It is hard to get a routine when you are based at home, I agree.
Actually I was just going to post about a great book I've just read to help with organisation and routine

saracen · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 09:02

Home office for me.

All paperwork etc etc done from home. We dont have a lot of space in my shop for office work.

Plus i can sit quietly in the house and watch the stock market

Jeewhizz · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 09:53

Home Office. I have no problems with motivation, as I absolutely love what I do. Doesn't feel like work half the time!

I have a separate office upstairs, away from the missus, the TV, the doorbell etc

I have the door shut most of the time and just crack on

Indizine · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 10:06

I had an office but moved out a month ago due to the building being renovated. I was offered the opportunity to stay in the office for free during this time (it wont be done until June) but the building is freezing and it was expensive enough warming one office (I had 2 rooms with high ceilings and 3 huge single glazed windows. Then the roof was being repaired and there were 6 bowsl cathcing rainwater in the other room, and dust and noise, plus they cut through the alarm wire! So I figured I would work from home. Meantime some business friends of mine have put in an offer to buy a building I was thinking of leasing, and if that gets accepted I can have one of their rooms.

Have to say, having been used to driving 60 miles. an hour each way, working form home has allowed me more time, less hassle, less tired from peak commuting on the M1, and of course saved me lots of diesel costs!

But I agree for me also, there is no proper structure like being in the office. Im not distracted as I do work all day when at home, and my meetings are almost always within 30-40 mins max because I make my appointments ater the rush hour so im on the road less. However, its just not the same. And I will return to the office environment at some point depending what works out where but I think I would prefer an office closer to home than in the city.

Pixels Ink · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 10:08

I worked from home for about a year and a half. I have a small flat so I had to work in the front room. I couldn't escape the daily life of the family and it was really disruptive.

I couldn't afford an office but decided to take the scary leap and get one, never looked back

Fuzzy · #7 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 17:31

I used to have an office but now work from home (for Fuzzydon), I have no trouble separating business and pleasure

Jeewhizz · #8 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 17:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

I have no trouble separating business and pleasure

One and the same for you isn't it?!

Fuzzy · #9 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 17:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeewhizz

One and the same for you isn't it?!

You discussing my private life on a public forum Jee ?

deviltronics · #10 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 18:04

For the last two years been working at home, but have bought my own unit now and just awaiting completion before I move in (fingers crossed it's mine next friday, but not getting my hopes up as completion date was supposed to be 21st March)!

Know exactly how you feel, I struggle with motivation when working at home. The main reason I am moving out is because of the lack of storage space. I also need a bit of pressure to get me working harder, some would call this a kick up the backside.