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- zackkitzmiller, on 10/11/2007, -2/+20dugg because i'm working from home, and bored as *****.
- cheekybastard, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17The 11th tip would be to hit mute before you flush.
- pittpat, on 10/11/2007, -4/+20That had to be one of the dumbest lists I've seen in a long time!
- BonsaiKitt3n, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15Turn down the sound of the porn when someone calls.
- cumbuster, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1410. DO NOT conduct any sort of business in your underwear. People will know. I don’t know how, but they will.
So true. How the ***** do they always know? - alevel27mage, on 10/11/2007, -0/+911. DO NOT work longer than you would in the office.
12. DO leave time for your family and friends. - iamshades, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10slow news day is slow.
- Hazardc, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6you want to give me advice? give me advice on where to find a job that ALLOWS me to work from home!
- bigwyrm, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Salve? I've always thought of myself as more of a pill than an ointment.
- stanleyford, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I work from home three or four days out of the week. While this list may be useful for a chuckle, it doesn't really contain any useful advice: most of the items seem to be geared toward giving other people the impression that you are working hard instead of giving advice on how to actually be productive from home.
My advice: treat working from home like working from the office. Putting yourself in the right mindset can go a long way toward making sure you remain productive at home. Get up at the same time you usually do when you work at the office. Take a shower and get dressed; don't work in your sleep clothes or (worse) your underclothes. Take a lunch break and maybe other breaks throughout the day, but make sure your breaks are the same as those you would take in the office. Call your colleagues to maintain contact. If you can help it, don't answer your home phone. - lintmonkey, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Dugg for the blog comments.
- lintmonkey, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Probably because you don't stop giggling.
- williamdyer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Au contraire. Go IN to the bathroom and flush. That'll make the boss think twice about interrupting your work-at-home day again.
- dsoltesz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I agree with stanleyford - cute, but pretty much completely devoid of any advice that applies to reality. One of the goals of working at home is to actually be productive, escape interruption, and focus on work. I answer only important ("the server's on fire") e-mails or those related directly to whatever project I'm working on - I check e-mail on the same schedule I do at work (once in the morning, once after lunch, and once before close of business). If I do get an interruption from a co-worker that can wait, I let them know I'll take care of it first thing in the morning (i.e., when I'm in the office next). I am far more productive when working at home (we have an "open door" culture in the office)... and I do work in my undies.
- elsJake, on 10/11/2007, -0/+210 ways to be a better salve ...i mean robot ... i mean employee...***** I'm drunk
- rarson, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Tip lists that contain nothing but DO's and DO NOT's tend to be very limiting and almost useless. Status quo for this one!
- EarlOfLade, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The company i work for which is a huge multinational software company (not MS)
My whole team works from home and I have done so for the past 4 years. Nothing beats sitting out by the pool with a laptop and a cold drink and working. - smitting, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1seems a little contradictory. Do answer the phone while you are taking a *****, but don't answer the phone while you are taking a nap? Who knows the difference? And what the ***** are you doing sleeping on the job?
And I don't work in my underwear, everyone just assumes I do. Don't see any magic here... grass is always greener.
good advice is to get things done. people don't care where you are if you are contributing something worth your pay. - Scotty87, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Dugg Because I'm starting to work from home next week. Thx for the tips lol
- SwordofKahless, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1#2 is a now win situation. I learned that lesson since coincidental the only time my boss calls is when I am in the bathroom. But nothing worse when you get called in the bathroom and it is a conference call with allot of people on the other end. Then how does it look when you say let me call you right back.
- ericdigg, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1By this list, it makes working from home a lot more stressful then it should be. If your work environment "prohibits" working from home, then you shouldn't. Working from home should be a benefit, not something to be stressed over about.
- mpdickso, on 10/11/2007, -0/+113. Work from your work laptop which has Digg and other 'time wasting' sites blocked
- flaterates, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Great advice!! This rocks!!
- 955701, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Here's how I did it, you're welcome to apply if the shoe fits. In my case, I'm a software programmer. First, become a contractor so you control your own money. Next, get on a project, become an expert at the business case and the design. Then, get to a major transition point of the project where you are indispensable and resign "for personal reasons". Make them pry the answer out of you and make the answer heartfelt and human - a more detailed personal version of "spend time with my family". Lead them, but do not state it outright, to the tempting offer of having you continue to work from home, and only come in for important meetings. Agree to it, then call in on the meetings.
Do not attempt this if your job cannot honestly be done from home - if you want to work from home get a job which can be done from home, then become invaluable at it, then pull out and let them "convince" you to keep working. Then perform like a champ from home so they never question the decision.
Remember, it's all risk aversion - your boss hired you to assume part of the risk of his/her projects, and that's all s/he hired you for. If you take on that risk like it was your own, they won't care if you work from another planet - just that you assume and live up to the responsibility. If your boss isn't actually like that, pitch the risk assumption to him/her - it will click with them and you will both benefit from it. - brachiator, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I believe # 10 should have been "don't conduct any business whilst clad only in your underwear."
I conduct plenty of business in my underwear, pal, and nobody is the wiser! - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The problem with that is the one I somehow do about once every three months or so... I accidentally drop the phone in the toilet...
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1no 4chan memes please
- planner5, on 01/21/2009, -0/+1I love working from home! Wouldn't change it for the world!
http://www.maverickmoneymkr.com/ - robbh66, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Yeah well when you digg every story submitted by people who dug your stories (zaibatsu) then people tend to digg your worthless crap.
http://www.digg.com/users/zaibatsu/profile - oh look, only 56,495 - the most by anyone on digg
http://www.digg.com/users/zaibatsu/news/dugg - oh look, he dugg three story's by KriiBerg..and they wer submitted 87, 59, and 45 days ago! Oh, and look, 4 storys in a row dugg from obamaclontobush, 2 and 3 days old!
Zaibatsu here is ALL about the content, make no mistake. - winry, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1at least the guy is here since 2k4 :P
- patkirkrick, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I can beat that -- sitting out by the pool with a cold drink and NOT working.
- rover, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0The list was poor but the suggestions in the comments were pretty good.
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http://work-from-home.bigbig.com/ - theasp18, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0How come 50% of the people that respond don't catch the attempt at humor in this? Sure, some of it is actually pulled from real life... think of it as a Seinfeld episode.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Low_cost_toilet_paper_delivered_to_your_business_or_home
Sell this from your house. haha. - emmanilsson, on 04/16/2009, -0/+0hey ur stuff is interesting...........and i found a website where you can make money from home itself.......check it out..........http://surveycheese.com
- doshh, on 06/03/2008, -0/+0I love this post. Is this all from experience?
- LisaGibson, on 05/06/2009, -0/+0Everyone dreams of working from home.
http://work-from-home-online-business-ideas.com - gleipnir, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0#1, 2, 5: Use your brain, use common sense, don't be stupid.
#3, 6, 9: Be diligent, do your work on time.
#4, 8: Try to hide the fact that you're working from home.
#7, 10: I ran out of silly, obvious advice to give, so, uh...try to be "cool", and a pointless comment about underwear.
Yeah, must be a really slow day. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+0Please note, homemaker is not allowed, as it is not real work. That's why you don't get paid for it.
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