Bad WFH habits

I have! I no longer work, but spend my own days looking feral and eating biscuits. And farting.

Thanks @queencranberry and @fortunesfavour

I have purchased a mouse jiggler off amazon (£21 but so worth it) and until it arrives i will do the word document method

Had a job interview by Teams this week. The only time in my life I've attended an interview wearing fluffy slippers!

Snacking
Getting up at the last possible minute
Lunch break naps or showers
Rarely brushing my hair
Rarely leaving the house

Teams: occasionally put yourself into do-not-disturb status, as though you needed to concentrate on a piece of work. Then when you want to take a nap, you can use d-n-d status and everybody thinks you're doing something really important ...

My bad habit is occasionally watching Classic Corrie on the television when I should be working. I do keep the phone to hand just in case any urgent Teams chat comes through ...

I hadn't thought about doing "other things" whilst on a live presentation call when you cannot interact. Honestly, I just sit there listening to it and trying to resist the urge to wander the internet or check FB on my phone. Now you've put the idea in my head - I can foresee that I'll be wrapping Christmas presents during such calls towards the end of the year

My boss dozed off the other day during his Teams call His camera was off but we were in the office and I was sat three desks away so I noticed.

Oops tell = telly!

Starting work at 7.30 and finishing between 5 and 6. The commute previously meant not arriving until 9 (left at 6.30) and leaving at 4 to get home at 6. So getting lots more done, a bit more sleep and building lots of flexi so I can have a day off. I am monitored every moment of the day tho. I won't go on video, so manky hair and no make up but I do wash and dress or I can't work. I used to make a sandwich the night before for lunch but I am now not bothering and eating toast or crisps so I can read a book during half hr break. I thought I was the only slattern who wore the same top 2 days in a row. Feel a bit better now! Not moving enough, I go days without opening the front door. Computer to tell to bed interspersed with trips to the fridge.

I'm going to try a lunchtime nap next week. I normally use my lunch hour to have a shower and change out of my PJs. I play Animal Crossing on my Switch during meetings and training.

I like putting terrible music on and singing my heart out.

When working from home I definitely eat too much and drink too much coffee, just bought a bean to cup machine, so doubt my coffee consumption will go down.
Baked too many cakes - which I had to eat all by myself. Usually I take them to the office, but even there I was on my own.
I trick myself into getting dressed on WFH days by going for a walk before work.
A good "bad" habit: I talk to my two year old nephew on WhatsApp Video at least twice a week, usualle he points at the phone and says my name so my sister knows to ring me.
Read to much on the internet, play on my phone too much and have become a terrible procrastinator.

How do we nominate this for Classics?

Other thing on Teams is it has the facility for you to do a test call (settings/devices). You can call it, it checks your voice (makes a recording and plays it back) but what I realised is if you don't hang up, it still registers that you are on a call. Which is marvellous as it shows you're 'in a call' and generally people disturb you less grin

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GAME CHANGER

Other thing on Teams is it has the facility for you to do a test call (settings/devices). You can call it, it checks your voice (makes a recording and plays it back) but what I realised is if you don't hang up, it still registers that you are on a call. Which is marvellous as it shows you're 'in a call' and generally people disturb you less

I've also gone to washing my hair once a week (looks loads better for it), no make up, no hand bag arranging, no work shoes - in fact I put work shoes on the other day as I had to go into work for something and I got blisters!

Wine o clock has moved distinctly earlier

I have also done the napping and croissants but blamed it on being eight months pregnant! When I am back at work I'll have to see if this continues...!

I have started making chain mail armour during meetings - am currently working on a coif

Fantastic thread and so much of this familiar. I’ve just gone back to the office 3 days a week after wfh for 6 months as my productivity had hit rock bottom. What I’m really, really struggling with is wearing a bra again for more that an hour For the whole of lockdown I only put one on to pop to the supermarket. Also finding I still snack constantly at my desk and have gone from wearing smart trousers and shoes to stretchy jeans and ugg boots to work..I don’t think I’ll ever be able to wear normal clothes again tbh

Not putting my camera on for Teams meetings and doing my ironing during the meeting

I am not washing my hair much either! I'm drinking too much coffee.
Not taking my lunch breaks! But I'm going to start to take them after reading about the baths and the naps!

I have got really paranoid about being seen or listened to after all the video meetings etc. I stuck blue tac on my camera just in case 😂

I'm loving this thread. What is the best crop top brand to wear instead of a bra? I tried a couple but none suited me .

Thanks Allmyarse...I’ve been covertly testing the method for months and it works a treat.

@FortunesFavour That is genius!!!

I threw the towel in today and logged in as a user on MN on my work laptop - so I can now add comments. Resistance is futile it seems

Had pain aux bananes for lunch

And watched bake off from 10am-11am - quite fancy Noël

I love this thread. It’s had me in stitches. I particularly love the dirty toothed farter upthread So funny!