Work From Home Discussions
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I just started working somewhere that doesn’t let you add work email or calendar to your smart phone (sounds like a dream I know), but I’m so used to using my phone for these especially to get reminders for meetings while WFH. Anyone also work somewhere like this and do you have any tips? I guess I can manually add work appts. to my personal calendar but that seems tedious.

Best way to set up an ergonomic WFH set up? Debating between an adjustable standing desk, or monitors, or all of the above..(Btw I’m short - under 5’3’’ so any tips for shorties would be helpful as well!)

4 months into a new job and need to refocus on WFH work life balance. Any tips or suggestions are welcome!

Due to some room mate shifting I am going to shift from paying 900 a month to about 1300. Only other option was getting a single for 1400, I live in a low cost of living city so didn’t think getting a studio would be worth it consider I work from home. Total compensation will be just other 90k this year. Any tips for making sure I stay on the FIRE PATH? Concerned that I’m now forking over an extra 5k after tax in rent and realizing that losing potential room mates has huge financial implication

Any recommendations for nice places to WFH from in the Midwest (except Chicago, coz I live here)? Have an upcoming chill week at work.

Serious suggestions to be more positive and start liking WFH? Millennial DINK, love my partner, set up great dedicated office space, make efforts to stay active outside of work and switched jobs out of consulting, but it’s just now been a 18 month struggle for me and I’m tired of feeling so negative with no end in sight, especially as my company will be staying remote through the year. Tips and tricks for anyone who was able to start liking WFH who didn’t originally?

Getting to work from home a little longer. In the market for a good espresso machine. There are so many out there. Anyone have recommendations and what attributes makes it a winner.

Moving in with girlfriend for the first time ever. Any advice or tips? (Both 28; I’m WFH, she works in hospital)

6th year L&E associate here and thinking about transitioning to a position with better WLB. How do you go about getting a government job and are they flexible about WFH, at least a couple of days a week? Recruiters reach out all the time, but always about other firm positions. Tips/ advice much appreciated!

Q for the WFH fish with a 3 monitor setup. Right now I have two monitors mounted on a small ikea bookcase that has turned my desk into an L shape plus the laptop. Are there any good adjustable standing desks that are deep/big enough for a three monitor setup? Recommendations?

First time parent here 👋 what’s best way to go about finding a nanny? We are in Southbay. Any tips or things to look out for? How much should we expect to pay? Looking for primarily part-time since we are WFH mostly for now.

I’ve had a hard time working efficiently these past couple weeks. Any WFH tips?

Let's reflect. What have you found to be the best WFH tips? What have you learned about yourself / others during the pandemic? What have you learned about leadership/ working with others? Overall, what works and what didn't?

Recently got a new job, and it is 100% remote going forward. Any recommendations on specific home office essentials for my WFH setup??

Negotiating offer with Accenture on a Technology Strategy (TS&A) Consultant.

Offer:
B level. 117.5k, 9% bonus, 15k signing.

Is this a fair offer?
How does the compensation progression and Accenture look?


Experience:
Vancouver, 2yr MBA grad, 2 years independent consultant exp, 5 year BA exp.

Current:
Implementation Consultant Principal at Ceridian, 100% WFH. 120k, 15% bonus.


Pretty disappointed in the offer and leaning on declining.
Any tips for negotiating higher?

Will be starting at b4 as an s1 from a regional firm. Does anyone have any tips on how to succeed, especially in a WFH environment.

Is switching to Softpath solutions with 50% hike a better option for Automation tester with 8 +years of experience? Kindly give me suggestions Iam confused as the company doesn't have any provide any benefits other than pay and we have to take care of health insurance and it is permanent WFH with 2 to 11pm shift.

Is switching to Softpath solutions with 50% hike a better option for Automation tester with 8 +years of experience? Kindly give me suggestions Iam confused as the company doesn't have any provide any benefits other than pay and we have to take care of health insurance and it is permanent WFH with 2 to 11pm shift.

How do you unwind after work now that we’re WFH? I literally can’t stop thinking about work even after I log off, and sometimes log off pretty late. Any tips/advice?

Any tips on staying productive on a boring project?

My project isn’t mentally stimulating and cant teach me much at this point, and usually I feel like in-person interaction with clients / my team makes everything more energizing. But currently with WFH I only have maybe 1 meeting a day and feel like I’m just here churning out documents. How do you push through the boredom and get stuff done 😪

I’m working out so much more during WFH. Peloton, TRX, etc. I feel great and realize I was slowly killing myself pre pandemic. What’s the best home based HIIT you’ve done? 10 years ago I loved insanity but I don’t have the ceiling height for it anymore. Tips please!

Any practical tips on managing burnout? I have been procrastinating a lot lately for no reason. Help a bro here...WFH is driving me crazy. I almost procrastinated posting this.

Got a CAD$300 allowance for WFH gear, what have you guys bought to enhance your setup?
I'm thinking a nice chair and white board but unsure, thoughts/recommendations?

What are some must haves for your wfh setup? Looking to completely redo my desk setup, so hit me with all the best tips

Anyone having a hard time to focus on the job during the day too? Sometimes I just lost myself in a task or meeting (Too much time in WFH doesn't helped)
Any tips or advice to overcome?

Tips and advice on transitioning back to office after being WFH for a year 👇👇👇

Stepped on the scale today for the first time in too long and oh man... the pandemic has hit me hard. I just signed up for Noom and I’m committing to being more active during these long wfh days. Any tips/ advice/ commiseration from anyone else out there?

27F/ BMI 24.2

Just started my career and want to get a good work from home setup. Any must have recommendations + pro tips?

Husband and I are moving to Seattle in a couple of months. His office is in downtown Seattle and mine is in Sodo. He wants to be able to walk or bike to work. I will be mostly WFH but want to be relatively close to office. We also have a pup. Any recommendations for neighborhoods or apartment buildings much appreciated! Looking for somewhere with lots of natural light and relatively quiet/low key.

Currently a second year corporate/finance attorney. I. Hate. My. Job. Looking for advice on making a move—whether in house (realizing I might be too junior), government (what does that even look like coming from a corporate position?), or maybe something outside practicing like JD preferred jobs (what are these?). I need help! Any tips/advice/wisdom greatly appreciated. I want my life back and also prefer WFH to the extent realistic, but would do in office for a job I liked.

Hey everyone, I’m in IT Audit and starting to think about switching things up. Does anyone have any advise or recommendations (certifications, best way to network while WFH, etc) that could help me make the jump to IT M&A?

Any recommendations for good improv clubs, places that teach comedy writing, or joke writing resources in general? Trying to punch myself up while we’re still WFH.

Any recommendations for good improv clubs, places that teach comedy writing, or joke writing resources in general? Trying to punch myself up while we’re still WFH.

Fishes- really need a hand here. My husband needs to secure a predominantly wfh role because of health reasons/covid. He's currently with a defense agency. He works as a contracting officer and his main experience points are multimillion-dollar program management, developing acquisition and financial program strategy, software procurements for major cloud, financial operations, and security solutions. He's managed teams up to 15 people per contract, and multiple contracts simultaneously. Cont...

RE: Returning to offices in NYC

What happens when your small agency cut their lease short, and probably doesn’t have the resources for a new space?

Do we continue WFH? Get a small coworking lease?

Anyone have a separate monitor to connect to their laptop as a second screen for WFH? What do you use? Any recommendations? Fwiw I have a Lenovo Yoga 920 as my work computer when not in the office.

Does anyone else have trouble getting out of bed in the morning post-WFH? As much as I try, it always takes me >30 mins to finally wake up and start my day. Any tips?

Anyone else getting neck pain from WFH? 😅Any tips on what to do besides getting up to stretch