Working At Home
I was out visiting a client today and as usual the traffic was bad and the journey wasted about 1.5 hours of my day.
Sitting in the heavy traffic got me thinking about the extra day a week I gained by not driving to an office (45 minutes each way x 2 x 5 = 7.5 hours) and whether I use that time effectively. Just as I was pondering that thought by the side of the road in probably 30 foot high letters someone had painted:
“WHY DO I DO THIS EVERY DAY”
If ever you question whether you should work from home - please refer back to this post and think about the time wasted, the frustration and pollution caused by commuting to a place of work.
I’ll be thinking of that poor soul tomorrow morning as I walk upstairs to my office.
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I hear ya Mark! I am disgusted by how much time I used to spend commuting to work. It is such a waste of time. I love that someone painted that on the side of the road… that’s powerful!
I wonder if the “painter” still drives to work! If he / she felt that strongly it was definitely a time to change. Mark
Comment by Christine O'Kelly | January 4, 2008
Years ago my wife and I moved to a new town. Her commute didn’t change much but mine quadrupled. She still takes the same train to the same town but whereas I used to walk four steps from the bedroom to the studio, I now walk sixteen steps. Gotta love the home office if you can manage it!
Interestingly I have loads of friends and contacts who cannot stand the idea of working from home - no one to talk to / bounce ideas off - they say. Not for me, I love the home office. Thanks for stopping by. Mark
David, you must have been devasted - the commuting time eating into your working day like that
Comment by davidbdale | January 16, 2008
You’re on my rolling blogroll today. Let me know if you get an extra visitor or two.
David, that’s very kind of you. Thank you. I’ll let you know. Mark
Comment by davidbdale | January 16, 2008