Work From Home Discussions
Office Setups

Looking for a new home Office chair. Between the HM Aeron/Embody or the Steelcase Leap/Gesture. Also open to other suggestions. Thanks!

If my home office is in Philly, but I live in NJ, and work mostly elsewhere, do I still have to pay the Philly city tax? Can anyone in similar situation explain how employers fill your W2s? Thanks

Worth getting iPad Pro if we travel often? Figure we can use it for second monitor activities as well. Opinions?

Anyone had luck claiming home office deduction if you're in a remote work role? I'm still technically assigned to an office location and could work there, but is a 45 minute drive away.

Auditors, does your company allow you to expense ergonomic related products to help you work in the field? Wondering if it’s the norm to have to pay out of pocket for these things!

Stupid question: do you get to alt-travel? Not fly home to your home office on the weekends, but use that budget to fly somewhere else?

How long has it been since you've gone into your home office? I'm going on more than one year

Is it bad that I want to take a monitor home from the office? No one is using it and I just need one extra monitor to work from home during busy season

Still living home with my parents since they’re near my home office, really can’t justify moving if I’m always travelling🤔 anyone else in the same situation or was? When did you move out?

How does your home office impact your ability to get staffed on projects due to different travel costs?

Any recommendations for an office chair? Need something comfortable for working from home but want it to look good too (no 90s leather captains chair)

Under what conditions could we as consultants write off a home office? Is it justifiable? Would it pass an audit?

Do we have perks around commute to home office such as cheaper parking, subsidized rate for monthly metro pass, etc. I use commuter pass from Wageworks to pay for tickets but it’s getting expensive!

WFH 🐠 any recommendations on ergonomic desk chairs?

I'm trying to buy a bigger than normal whiteboard for my home office: any recommendations?

Question about expensive mileage while traveling. If you are in a city (greater than 100 miles from home office), do you still subtract out your normal office commute mileage on a daily basis?

How many miles can I expense if I would’ve taken public transportation (Subway) into the office but rather I have to drive 20 miles to the client. Btw my home office is 15 miles from my house.

Survey: what’s your comp package?

Senior in technology/IT infrastructure/security/cloud consulting, 4-5 years experience

Home office: Chicago
Base: $100k
Bonus: 5-7%
Other perks: $10-$13k

2018 Home Office Tax Deduction: Can anyone explain for me what (eg, limits, calculations) has changed for how I can write my home office off taxes for 2018 with the new tax laws? Please & thank you.

I feel like I have no actual friends in my home office. I only go out after work with the team that I'm on. I'm in no groupchats or anything. Will this hurt me in the long run?

Just bought a second monitor so i could work from home. You think i can get that reimbursed?

That moment you unplug your second monitor and all your desktop icons rearrange 😒

Senior Consultant here. Due to year-round travel, lost the few r/ships I had in home office. Reasonable to set up time with practice partner to discuss goals for year & how I can help w/ initiatives?

Anyone have any recommendations for home office ergonomic desk chairs?

What’re your favorite technical business casual or smart casual brands? My client is super casual (think tech/startup) and I want to be able to fit in both there at my home office as I’m back & forth.

What kind of office chair are you sitting in all day long??

Sitting or standing desk?

If I live in New Jersey, can my Home office be the NYC office? Or will I be aligned to NJ?

Sitting or standing desk?

Recommendations for portable ergonomic keyboards? I have tennis elbow from typing :/

Would you ever work out of a co-working space over your regular office or home office? Why/why not?

How can you guys be effecient and accurate using only one screen? Without a second monitor I'm shit....

does anybody know how to be an expatriate in big4? My understanding is you will still get paid based on your home office location(e.g. US) but being stationed abroad.

I know it is not fashion related, but do you guys have any recommendations on ergonomic chair to buy for home office? Been dealing with some lower back pain while working/studying from home

If I buy a second monitor so that I can work from home occasionally, is it tax deductible?

Recommendations for Home oFfice desk and chair without breaking the bank. Even though we work only 1 day from home

At home office this week, get back from the bar at 1 am and girlfriend booked NYE weekend in Memphis....what’s there to do in Memphis?

Is there any way to get your company to subsidize a cost of a standing desk for your home office?? Thanks!

There will be an annual holiday called OCCUPY WIREHOUSE where every May 18 financial advisors and their clients congregate arm in arm in front of each firm’s home office as a sign of solidarity.

Not from NYC but could use some perspective. Just joined a new esg pe fund in New England. I’m working remotely, about 150 miles away from the home office. I’m having a hard time staying focused and getting any information or instructions from the founders... it’s my dream to work in pe but is this weird struggle really worth it?