Bad WFH habits

My work is busier and harder than ever.

I started from day one with the 'poor WiFi connection' story which means I never put my camera on for meetings and don't brush my hair.

I will often nip off mid- meeting - toilet, making a cuppa etc. I also try and do housework at the same time as taking calls on my mobile, so end up scrubbing the toilet or loading the dishwasher, while talking to some bugger moaning away on the phone.

Wireless headset = gamechanger.

I now "participate" in conference calls whilst lying down on the sofa. I have been dangerously close to dropping asleep mid-call a few times...

@Dashel I think I’ll claim the tax relief. It’s over fifty quid a year I think, and our water bills are up already so hate to think abut gas bills!

I feel better for getting dressed so I’m always dressed by 8, although sometimes I start earlier and have taken one work video chat when my boss video called me at 7.15 in my pjs and a dressing gown, but so was he.

Hair is now straightened every other day due to Teams meeting
S on those days.

I struggle with the snacking issue and also have the tv or radio on for company and too much MN. I do work extra hours so I don’t feel bad for doing a little housework occasionally as otherwise I would never move and my back would ache.

I love getting washing done in the week and being able to use a slow cooker.

I think I’m more productive as I’m a chatterbox so I have fewer distractions and as I said, I do work longer hours as I feel bad I don’t have to commute.

Is anyone bother to claim the tax refund type thing for WFH?

I always liked to doodle during meetings, but now our meetings are online and no-one can see me doodle I have taken to doodling little pictures of my colleagues I don’t claim to be any good but it amuses me.

I’m also a daytime napper, or as I like to call it a “siesta” it has helped me be more productive.

My garden is looking fabulous and all my cuttings have survived. Due to lots of ‘reading for wotk’ in the garden.

Oh god, I thought I was alone with the infrequent WFH hair washing!

Fun fact #1: dry shampoo + Zoom is a forgiving mix

Fun Fact #2: my hair clearly likes my new slovenly ways

@riotlady & @Susannahmoody

Cuffed jersey joggers and Christmas Dean Martin on Spotify- on it!!

How nice is it to listen to Spotify instead of listening to endless complaints and office politics.

I'm finding I work in very intensive bursts followed by a couple of minutes looking at the internet then working intensively again. Being at home I have got out of the habit of working steadily or doing the 'quick look busy' thing.

There are far fewer distractions at home. My home office is cool, quiet and calm. There's no background hum of office chatter, PA fights over the air con.

I actually snack less at home as we dont have a stock of treats or biscuits. Neither DH or I have any willpower, if we had a packet of biscuits it would be gone in a day so we dont buy them. At the office there was a canteen and a chocolate machine both of which sent me 'come hither' subliminal messages.

Ice cream for breakfast.

Sleeping in every day so my husband gets the kids up and does the childcare run (I'm usually up more with baby in the night).

Staying in my dressing gown all day.

Alternating 10 mins of work with 5 mins of chores (and I get more done as it keeps me awake).

Paint board games online

My brother impressed me......he managed to break his pc monitor when he set up a full comptery set up on his fecking bed.

Yep, balanced on one of those table things on his bed.......all was going well until the lazy bastard spilt a cup of tea and the whole lot went flying. He's well known for being bone idle but I think he excelled himself this time. 🙄

I keep falling asleep so had to switch to a standing desk in my defence my ferritin is low

Spending my 30 minute lunch break on a 2 hour beach ride.

I know how to change my screensaver time (locks my screen after 15 mins) and my skype status (inactive after 15 mins as well) but can't figure out how to amend teams.
However I do have it on my phone, so that's now sorted that out!
Also, yes it can be lunchtime before I clean my teeth, and whenever the system slows down I use that time to play on my phone/on MN.

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?

You can get mouse jigglers on GitHub 🙈.

If it's a no cameras meeting, I crochet my way through it. In my defence, that means I actually listen, whereas otherwise I try and do work at the same time and realise I've missed something at IU can't concentrate on both.

Still haven't worked it the ideal WFH outfit though. I need something that's neither jeans (too heavy) or leggings/joggers (have to do the school run, and looks too scruffy, given I'm clearly not going to the gym). Am seriously considering wearing work clothes just to mix it up!

Not actually starting on time...Still eating breakfast at 8.30 when I should be set up and logged in to my laptop at 8.30.

Taking extended lunch breaks (half an hour extending to a full hour)

Ooh! And how nice will it be to wfh from the sofa with the Christmas lights on and a constant supply of coffee and mince pies!!!

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On this note, I ALWAYS have the fake fire on Netflix on - and I've bought a rug for under my desk. Cosy.

And Dean Martin on Spotify? Bring it on suckers

Would I know if I had teams? blush

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Ha

It's the purple icon (yours is probably flashing)

Oohhhh yes, getting up at 7.30am rather than 5.45am - bonus

Oh god yes Teams on your phone - always set to green

Download your work email onto your cell too - they won't realise you're really in Walmart

Getting up as late as possible - I've always been an early bird and used to be up at 5am every morning to get ready, do the nursery run and get into the office early but I really struggle to crawl out of my pit now.

Not having a bath or shower until my lunch break (even on nursery run days) and washing my hair less.

Getting hardly any exercise.

Snacking and generally pigging out.

Doing washing and other housework during work hours.

Things will be back to normal at some point, we might as well make the most of this! I never realised how busy and rushed life was until now. I do thrive under pressure and all this inactivity has got me feeling a bit meh, but some more balance would be good in the future.