Bad WFH habits

I getting fecking hacked off with it now. I work 2 days at home anyway so the transition wasn't hard at the start but to have nothing to look forward to and just the cat to talk to is doing my head in. I go out maybe once a week and dart into the house in case anyone sees me as I look feral. I've been at home since end March and it was okay when the weather was good and the kids/husband were off school.

I aim to get dressed everyday as I hate talking to my boss in my pyjamas and need to answer the door to the numerous parcels being delivered because I've become obsessed with shopping for Christmas.

I very rarely wash, brush my hair - just wear a bun - and the same clothes for forever. I can't remember the last time I wore heels. I get overly excited when a new series comes on Netflix, Prime or Now so I can binge it in a day. I also like it when the postman, Hermes, dhl man comes as its like Christmas every day.

Oh and I love it when Squidly and Diddly, our squirrels, come for their nuts.

Only wash my hair twice a week, haven’t worn make up since March, way more biscuits, and I now wear ‘comfort’ bras - they don’t do much in terms of support but they are SO comfy!!

I'm awful for lying in, napping (sometimes both ha ha), not going out enough, eating crap, and having to work late into the night to make up for amount of time I've wasted in the day.

I'd like to say it's because I'm struggling to adapt to working from home .. but I've done so for EIGHT years now!

Thanks OP for starting, this thread has given me so many laughs (probably because I identify with half the bad habits!).

I’m amazed more of you haven’t said lunch time sex! Surely this has to be one of the biggest wfh things?!
We can’t wfh but love this thread!

My laptop logs off after 5 mins and shows me as "away" on teams. Ive tried to set to last longer but it doesnt work.... does anyone have tricks

Can you dangle your mouse in such a way that it moves all the time when you are away from your desk?

In a previous job my screen would lock after 10 mins and even though I said I worked from home and nobody could see, IT wouldn't change it for me. I was constantly waggling the mouse every time I went past. It wasn't that hard to unlock the screen but it annoyed me.

Snacking every 10 minutes!

Fabulous thread.
Yes to reduced hair washing and frequency of changing clothes.
For me its 2 hour lunch breaks, which aren't even proper but breaks as I'll check my email / work WhatsApp group frequently during it.
People say good morning on the WhatsApp group and its got competitive on how early it is, so if you say good morning at 8.15 you are probably the last one!
Too much blurring of work / home lines. Much preferred switching the computer off at 5.30pm on a Friday, and having a proper break at lunchtime rather than feeling I need to check emails constantly and taking calls on the school run.

So envious I have to be taking calls as usual so sat working from 8-6
Literally can't move from my desk apart from official breaks and can't go over at all on allowed time for lunch/breaks
I did make an extra cup of tea this morning and I'm wearing leggings though so that's my bonus

I've become a total soap Dodger

Also wear same clothes all week

Hair hardly gets a wash

Make up is minimal

Always always snacking

Drinking gallons of coffee

I look like Mrs Twit

Just off to clean my teeth actually

In my defence, this is the first break I've had since 7.30am and I am fully dressed, showered, hair washed and teeth brushed. I even have lipstick and perfume on. I feel as if I'm truly winning at this work thing

Next week I do have to travel into London for a work thing for the first time since March. I feel quite irritated that we can't just have a Teams meeting instead tbh. It's just to be on an interview panel so I really don't see why it needs to be F2F. I am not looking forward to having to wear proper shoes.

For the skiver question just invite yourself to a webex/teams/zoom etc meeting and then join it and present or screen share. It shows as busy time and do not disturb

I’ve gone from eating all the time to forgetting to eat. I’ve just had breakfast but started work at 8

Talking about the fireplace on Netflix. I think Disney plus has an Arendelle (Frozen) fireplace stream.

*If you have an analog watch and a laser mouse you can easily keep your computer "active" by setting the mouse on top of the watch, no software or computer tweaking necessary.

Whatever compels you to keep your computer active—watching a video and want the screensaver to stay off, don't want the terminal to lock itself while you're working on some paper notes, etc.—this terribly clever hack can help. Simply place your laser mouse on top of an analog watch. The movement of the second hand will activate the mouse and move the cursor a tiny amount. When we tested the trick the mouse moved a few pixels every 30 seconds or so as the second hand swept around the watch face. Check out the video above to see it in action.*

For those that don't want to buy a jiggler

Me and DP send each other meeting requests with an official sounding subject to block our calendars for sex

Can I ask all the skivers for advice..
My laptop logs off after 5 mins and shows me as "away" on teams. Ive tried to set to last longer but it doesnt work.... does anyone have tricks?

Not much you can do about this. Pop back ever few minutes and give the mouse a wiggle.

I was so proud of myself this morning. I brushed my teeth before logging in to work 😂

And I have a dress on. With PJ's underneath, but we've got a plumber over so I felt like I needed to make and effort.