Work from home

After a few weeks of working from home, can you say that you are more productive with this setup vs going to the office? Or there are more distractions if you wfh? But we save time wasted during commute rin eh so :dunno: :headscratch:

Kami ni @karl we do both eh. We go to the office 1-3x a week for about 3-4 hours (habang nasa school ang kids) or sa coffeeshop, then a bit of work pa rin sa bahay. Pero ngayong ECQ parang ang hirap makatapos ng trabaho. :sigh: Kailangan rin talaga may work area, otherwise, hilata dito, hilata doon, kain dito, kain doon ang ending :hahaha:

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In terms of productivity, wala naman pagbabago. I also wouldn’t consider my kids as a distraction.

Pero yung oras, ang haabaaaaaaaa. Who would’ve thought na ang tagal pala ng 15-minute break?

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Okay ako sa WFH. I save travel/traffic time so I get to do more and I can spend more time with my son.

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I have been working from home since 2012, and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. :pleased: hindi ko na kailangan mag-commute, mag-isip ng susuotin ko, at mag-alala na ma-late. :smiley: Mas naka-save din ako compared noong pumapasok pa ako sa office na maraming tukso - malls, movies, restos, etc.

I started doing writing jobs and social media management via Odesk noon, Upwork na tawag now. But since 2014, I began teaching English online to mostly Japanese students, and ayun, I love the job so much! O baka may gusto rin, puwede siyang maging sideline kasi super flexi. Sabi nga, PM is the key. :biggrin:

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To be honest, I think I’m more productive in the office :laughing: Though sanay naman na kami sa remote work since option na siya samin dati pa. It really helps when you can stay home to do chores or take care of personal stuff.

Ang mahirap lang kasi ngayon ay biglaan yung ECQ so some of my teammates were not able to prepare for a remote home setup (no stable home internet connections, webcams, microphones, etc) so we’re still in the chaotic phase. Mercifully, I get to influence some of the policies so we did away with the daily video calls and work mostly asynchronously now. NagzoZoom na lang kami about once or twice a week for decision making. Oh and daily Zoom hangouts kung saan bawal mag-usap about work and we discuss random stuff :rofl:

Is this RareJob? Haha

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I am loving it so far. I actually find time to be active and manage stress effectively. I think my productivity which was through the roof before is just about the same. Mas may time lang for other stuff like reading, writing, reflecting. Sa office kasi I get pulled everywhere.

Worry ko lang yung magfacilitate ng training at workshop na isang linggo, all virtual. So help me god. :pray:

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@itachi tumpak! Naka-pag Japan na rin ako because of RJ! :japan:

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Ako productive sa kusina! ;p
But seriously the bulk of my work when I’m not teaching or traveling is boring admin work. Archiving, editing videos, layouts and writing for the social media outlets

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Do you also work for them aside from being a tutor? Or are you one of the top tutors? :open_mouth:

Worked as a part time sysadmin nung maliit pa sila. Antagal na pala nun :joy:

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This is my full-time job. :pleased:

Disadvantage lang pala ng work ko: hindi ako considered employed, so ako nag-aasikaso ng SSS, BIR, etc. But the advantages outweigh the cons, IMO. :slight_smile:

Edited: @itachi, no pala, I don’t work for RJ, as a tutor lang talaga. :smiley:

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Hello fellow precariat. :joy: Project based researcher naman ako. Buti na lang chill boss ko sa we can work remotely if we want :smiley:


Found this book on remote work, anyone interested? Though I don’t know pala kung ano IP policy natin dito. :joy:

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I usually wfh every Monday pero ngayong one month na, naiinip na ako. Yes, tipid sa pamasahe, food at iwas traffic pero ang daming temptations. Huhu snacks at social media distractions. Nakakamiss rin pala pag nasa office.

I really need to be strict sa work life balance. It’s taking a toll on my mental health.

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I can work from home when I absolutely need to, pero wala naman masyadong need before kasi 5mins away lang yung office so pasok nalang. Pero mas productive ako dati sa WFH kasi paggising, work na agad, then sabay ang kain at ligo sa lunch break tapos sabak na ulit.

Pero ngayong ECQ, yung narealize ko, yung kwarto ko naaassociate ko na din sa work. Hindi na sya kagaya ng dati pag nasa-kwarto ako, downtime na talaga. So in a way, kahit holiday ngayon, parang di ko pa din maramdaman unlike before.

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I can say na sa biglang WFH, biglang lumabas ang need for instant Zoom meetings . Nawala kasi yung dating kalabitan lang sa office. In a way, magiging stressful 'to for workaholics. Pag gising mo pa lang, fight na. Best thing is to stick to a routine. Kung late ka lagi dati, dapat late ka pa rin ngayon. Hahaha

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4 weeks na kaming WFH sa full-time job ko and so far, ok lang naman. Nasasanay na ibalanse ang part-time na online job ko with the full-time. As to productivity, same lang naman but mas nakakasave lang siguro now na work from home. Medyo nakakamiss lang ang mga tao sa office, though. :charing:

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I think people really need to learn to work asynchronously na and reserve meetings for really important things. Hindi rin kasi normal yung conditions ngayon. People have to take care of kids or parents or whoever at home. Or hindi ganun ka-OK home conditions nila. Nakakastress din ang maraming video calls :sweat:

Oo nga eh. Yung socialization talaga sa office ang nakakamiss.

Yeah. This sucks. Masuwerte yung may mga malalaking condos or bahay. Puwede sila magdecide ng “home office”. Ang hirap na yung safe space mo ay office mo na rin. :frowning:

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In my case, hindi ready yung company namin for WFH arrangement. Lahat kasi ng documents for approval namin, via hard copy ang approval.

Unlike dati rin, may times na hindi ako nakikinig sa meetings and nagwwork lang on the side pero ngayon napipilitan na makinig sa zoom/teams meetings. Pag may emails, kailangan magrereply rin agad kasi baka sabihin ni boss na di ka naman nagwwork sa bahay.

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Lalo na yung long-playing meetingsa face to face…pag nilipat mo to videocon…minsan parang gusto ko umutot ng loud and proud just to break the monotony. Good thing there’s a mute button. Nakakapagod din. Hoepfully, mag taper off na 'to.

Sa productivity, bagsak ako ngayong ECQ. Mas konti nagagawa ko compared sa target ko.

At dahil na-cutoff yung ongoing project ko dun sa tourism-based client ko, officially wala akong ongoing work except for pending ones na wala pa ring client feedback, hehehe.

Ang kinaganda lang, nagagawa ko lahat ng ibang bagay like mag-setup ng peyups, mag-kalikot ng servers, etc. :slight_smile:

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WFH since ECQ, hindi ko bet ang set up na ganito. Medyo mahirap ang decisions/approvals. Iba pa rin kung face to face discussions.

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