So close, yet so far.

Tojo72

Even before this many of my friends who work home put to rest all of the working from home myths,its no panacea,they work pretty hard,no goofing off,production required.

 

Amen to that, Tojo. 

Yup, my wife has been working from home for several years now. She is glued to her desk, phone, and computer during her shift. The main advantage is no commuting to and from work, and worrying about work clothes. 

My work, a GE appliance factory, where we are virtually atop one another on an assembly line, shut down for next week. There are several factory buildings at Appliance Park where GE makes dishwashers, washing machines, dryers and refrigerators (my building).

My building shut down today until March 30th. The other buildings are running today and will shut down tonight.

There is no "social distancing" when you work on an assembly line, unless your spot just happens to be farther away than others. I supervise a dozen workers as well as interact with a dozen more.

Many of the younger folks don't seem to care. Older folks who interact with even older parents do though.

I'm still spending 15 hours a week in the dialysis clinic semi-imobilised.  Still, I am spending more time building than before the shutdowns.

stikpusher

Yup, my wife has been working from home for several years now. She is glued to her desk, phone, and computer during her shift. The main advantage is no commuting to and from work, and worrying about work clothes. 

 

Yup! Not commuting is a huge benefit. It's also nice about the work cloths, and in my case, I don't have to shave everyday. Oh, and I can sleep in much longer and at 5 I walk downstairs and start supper. I find myself cooking again because I am not getting home at  6:30 or later. Don't forget lunch hour. It is a full hour! Again, walk downstairs, make something, and still have time to rest a bit. When it's warmer I can imagine taking a walk over lunch. Yes, I could get used to this.

:)

Before I retired I found it very difficult to work from home. It was to quiet and there was no team energy. I enjoyed working with people. On the other hand, it was nice not having to get up at 6:00 in order to make the 90 minute commute to the office.