you’ve either worked for companies with the wrong work ethos or with really bad people.

Most the office banter was people backstabbing each other – so better off socialising on an evening with your proper friends.

Today, all the schools re-opened and I had a whole 7 hours of peace, quiet and productivity.

You’re right Lammo, working from home Rocks!

Mind you, your new post on how it also sucks hits the nail on the head 2.

Maybe it’s a day to day thing, like working in an office/workshop/shop/factory. You have good days and you have bad days.

Today was a good day, I got more done than I have in the last 4 weeks. Made some living too.

You’ll enjoy watching your son grow up, but wait while he’s walking, and talking! Lol. Good luck with that! I look forward to the posts.

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Working from home, like you say, provides more opportunity to get your head down and do some serious work, but it can be really boring and the Xbox is constantly trying to grab my attention.

Working from an office has allowed me to build relationships with a number of other small business owners which I have found very useful. The downside is the petrol costs and the lure of the daily Oliver Adams sandwich van.

My son’s only four months old at the moment, so I’ve yet to have him crashing through the door yelling “dad, dad, dad” – perhaps I’ll have changed my opinion in a few years time if a lock on the door and soundproofing don’t work!

What it does mean is that at the moment I’m here to watch him grow up – I’m not missing out on any of the big moments, and I’m spending quality time with him rather than arriving home from the office feeling tired, stressed and irritable.

I have worked from home for the last 6 years. Some of what you said is true, but you have ignored, forgotten about or are not affected by one of the biggest variables: Family

Most “Work at home” opportunities online promote “Spend more time with the family” as a coveted bonus. Actually, I am now longing to get an office away from home.

You have a busy, productive day planned but lo and behold:

The school is closed due to snow.
It’s the school holidays.
It’s a weekend
It’s after 3.30pm
It’s before 9am

Result, naff all gets done.

God forbid the phone rings. Try appearing professional with “dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad” in the background. Worst ever: I was speaking to a network, when a fight broke out which spilled through my office door, scaring the cat which jumped onto my desk and knocked my coffee into the keyboard.

Er…. Sorry, I’ll have to call you back.

It can be great working from home (when everyone else is in bed), but no-one ever takes you seriously.

And of course we still get the “virtual water cooler” that is Twitter to distract us and keep us in touch with the outside world in some way!

It is easier to work from when you get up to when you go to bed working from home.. i try to set hours, but don’t always stick to them It was good to hear about the whole world grinding to a halt because we’ve got half an inch of snow today whilst my daily commute took its usual two minutes including making a cup of tea though

I actually eat healthier when working from home.. poached/scrambled eggs on toast rather than burgers/pasties/sandwiches full of mayo when working from the office – but I can also see that a fully stocked fridge can lead us to temptation!

I have always found that working from home takes a huge amount of self discipline. What helps me a lot is to pretend I’m at work – I wear work clothes, try to avoid non work engagements (such as cooking or putting a washload in!) and generally avoid the temptations of home. The other problem I have is that I start working as soon as I’m up and don’t stop until it’s bed time – today for instance that I stayed in due to the snow, I’ve been at work since 7.30am.

As to the food – I’m eating more when at home