'Working' from home

DH spent some months in Japan working in the office of a Japanese company. He said the idea that everyone stayed late because they were all working so hard was b****it. He said it was pure presenteism, nobody left till the boss left and what he was doing in his private office was anybodies guess. DH firmly worked 9 - 5 and everybody was amazed how hard he worked!

I work from home. I'm fortunate enough to have an office and I find I can really concentrate much better than in a 'normal' workspace. I ensure I have a short break away from the PC every so often and use that to put some washing on or vac a room

Telly I don't why you need to 'rant' - are you personally paying for those who work at home?

DH has worked successfully from home for many years, and we have a home office in the garden so there's a clear distinction between home and work. Dd2 also works from home 3 days pw. You do have to be disciplined to make it work.

Riverwalk - I felt like it!

Recently I started to have a globally online business to work from home. I am happy as I can take care of my kids and elderly parent, and at the sametime I can work at home.

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Coco my DD is in the same position as you, a part time Home based job, she constantly has to work extra hours and is trying renegotiate as they are reluctant to pay her for any overtime, if she was in the office, which is 6 hours away, I’m sure she would be able to finish on time, or claim the money due to her.
Plus the clients wouldn’t be able to call her during the evening with ‘just one thing they forgot to mention’.

How do people manage working from home when it is the school holidays, even if one parent is there to supervise the children?