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I can't cope with dp when I'm working from home

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SecondWitch · 09/04/2020 16:43

our house is tiny. I woth normally every day. I have both my dcs home from university (it's a 2 up 2 down).

I'm a senior director and board member at work. Dp runs his own business and I now realise does the square root of fuck all during the day (that's for another thread)

I have sat downstairs today as it's either here or on my bed and I needed to do a video call. We have a big open plan lounge/kitchen downstairs.

I just had a call with my boss and one other board member where dp kept intervening on the call Blush. My boss mentioned growing things in the garden and dp shouted 'we have no space left in ours either' and when my boss told a joke, dp laughed louder than I have ever heard him laugh Hmm

I've just told him it's inappropriate. Everyone on the call went quiet when he started contributing. I was trying to swipe my arm on the video call to indicate telling him to piss off out of the room but he totally did not read the situation so kept banging around in the fridge/kitchen.

honestly, another few weeks of this and there may be a murder. I think dp is absolutely bored out of his mind. His business is failing (it's linked to hospitality) and it was doing badly anyway. He's signed up for the NHS volunteer thing and not heard back. ARGH!

OP posts:
Dragongirl10 · 09/04/2020 20:09

How embarrasing, he is an idiot. Explain in no uncertain terms that when you are working he must be OUT OF SIGHT AND HEARING!

My DH is now working from home, (we share a small office space, with a dog too) and in the morning he gives me times of important calls and video calls. I ensure l don't move from my desk( no one can see me) am totally silent, or leave the room.

Even the Dcs know to knock very quietly and if nobody answers to go away for 30 minutes,

Can you take a corner of the bedroom? Lock the door.

CMOTDibbler · 09/04/2020 20:21

He's totally inappropriate. But we both do all conference calls shut away - both Teams and Zoom will put on fake backgrounds so you can't see its the bedroom

Inver · 09/04/2020 20:25

God, I know the feeling OP.

Now working from home and DP is just THERE constantly. He hangs around to chat while I'm trying to work. Listens in on phone calls with customers. Is hanging over my shoulder reading messages that I type on Teams to my colleagues. Constantly asking when I'm going to be free, so I can go with him for a dog walk. Mine also does the square root of fuck all, all day.

We have a big-ish house, he doesn't NEED to be upstairs with me. Angry

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