What do you guys do when you work from home? I try to get to a coffee shop almost every day. I see a lot of shops and places opening up that seem to be propped-up by work from home people. What do you guys think?
Good thread. I'm leaving my job to work 'freelance' (what a fucking dumb word for sitting on your fat and lonesome arse writing software) and would like some advice on how not to become one of those people who dies in their flat and only gets discovered thirteen years later because their bills were being paid by direct debit.
Sit at home but that's because it makes a change from the office. if I worked from home all week I'd probably have to leave the house maybe two days for the change of scene.
I have such a love/hate relationship to working from home. Obviously love that I don't need to travel and agree, going out for a coffee is the best part of the day. But I don't do any work. And if I do, it's a real struggle to concentrate. It makes me feel really guilty and on edge, and so even though I stick on a bit of TV or a movie, I can't even enjoy skiving off. So i just sit there, constantly refreshing my emails and my slack, just waiting in case anyone follows up with me. I'm incredibly unproductive, in all senses of the word.
I'm considering moving to a different city to my office to save on housing costs, but I also really hate working from home. I'm thinking I might rent a desk at a coworking space so I can get out of the house and also still have a proper monitor setup.
ive worked from home for four years (software, employers in other cities). currently rent a fulltime desk at a tiny coworking studio. its worth the cost. i've also previously rented a desk in another company's office (not a coworking space, just "how about $x/month for a spot in the corner"), and once went in with other freelancers to rent a commercial space. found all that better than actual coworking spaces: cheaper, and you don't have this desperate vibe. i spent half a year working from my actual home and went half-insane.
>>829 1. don't need to clutter your home with a workspace (i rent a fulltime desk, desk drawers, a whiteboard, grotesque big monitor setup, etc). handy when you live in a flat. 2. yeah someone to chat to in the kitchen, go to lunch with with, so you feel human. 3. quiet meeting rooms and fast internet access. the former's great if you have a young kid at home and silence is impossible. 4. the intangible psychological benefit of a "separate space to work outside the house" need to find the right space though, lots of 'network for success here, you young startups!' places are hell bleak.
> need to find the right space though, lots of 'network for success here, you young startups!' places are hell bleak. Not the other guy but also interested. What are some tips for finding nice places that are not like this?
>> 831 visit a bunch and suss out the vibe, i'm in a decent one now that i found on google maps. classifields sites/facebook groups can be good too, with "desk-for-rent" ads. though best place i ever had came through word-of-mouth: i was complaining about shit coworking spaces to someone i'd just met, and she passed on the details of some mates privately renting an office space & after an extra coworker.