Ree Hotfessional
Equipping Your Home Office – Part 2
We've talked about the essentials for your home office, those absolute necessities. A large-enough work surface and a comfortable chair. A different phone number, some sort of reminder system, and a surge protector. Your mileage needs may vary, but generally, those are the basics.
Now what about the things that make your day just that [...]
A Work from Home Proposal – Part 3
After asking yourself all of those questions, and answering them honestly and determining that you still want to work from home, you have to approach your boss.
With a formal proposal that outlines your plan and how it will benefit your employer. This proposal can take different forms, but the first thing you’ll want [...]
A Work From Home Proposal, Part 2
After the last article, you're probably wondering, "Why all of the questions, Ree? Seriously – can there possibly be a reason for all of these questions?"
Yes, my friends, these are vastly important questions that must be faced when you first sit down to write a proposal for your boss.
"But a proposal? Why do I need [...]
A Work From Home Proposal, Part 1
Do you want to work from home? Do you have the kind of career that makes it possible to work from home?
Certainly some jobs lend themselves more readily to a telework arrangement, but nearly anything that involves being on the phone or the computer the majority of the day can qualify.
Before I became a full-time [...]
Finding Balance when Working from Home
When commuting and working in an office setting, I heard the term work-life balance a lot. The companies I've worked for have all had "Work Life Balance" policies. Some of the most common?
4/40 – Work four 10 hour days to get your 40 hours instead of five eight hour days.
Flex Time – Work the hours [...]
Working from Home (in Comfort)
One of the perks of working from home full-time means that I don't have to wear pantyhose or heels every day. One of the drawbacks of working from home? No use for the very expensive career wardrobe that is hanging in my closet.
I've donated some pieces to Dress for Success – their mission is to [...]
The Making of a Home Office – Part 2
Part 1 is here.
When I moved out of my "real" office, in a "real" office building, I had to purge. Fifteen years of pack-rat-ed-ness (because you never know when you'll be asked for your expense report receipts from 1999!) got tossed. Years and years worth of training documents – mostly obsolete – were thrown away. [...]
Shh. Meeting in Progress.
Friday morning, I was on a conference call. I had the door to my office open; both Mr. Hot and Shortman were roaming around, but I wasn't using the speaker functionality – I was holding the handset up to my ear.
We were chatting about a spreadsheet that I had updated when the screeching started.
"Shortman!!! Shortman!!!! [...]
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