M&Ms While Working a 12-Hour Nightshift at Bombardier in Santiago de Querétaro
I’m working from my home this summer, and I must say it would be difficult to return to a “regular” job. Most people, of course, don’t have that option, and it is certainly not for everyone. My situation may well be short-lived, but I sure hope not.
So here is my top ten list compiled over the last two months:
1. Web Ex meetings in my undies. I am task to call into meetings a few times a week, which would normally occur inside a conference room aside one’s coworkers. Now I call in (at least for early morning meetings) propped up in bed with hot coffee and my laptop sitting in my undies. No one has a clue – at least until now.
2. Shaving only every 3rd day. While a little stubble is socially acceptable for most, mine comes out gray – not acceptable to me in a normal work environment. One of those grossly overpriced Gillette razors now lasts me a month!
3. I haven’t had to iron a shirt in two months. I used to have to do it every weekday morning. How cool is that?
4. My home office is a few steps away from my home gym.
5. I don’t have to deal with the gross smell of coworkers microwaving frozen dinners, or last night’s leftovers, or listen to them munch on potato chips.
6. No more bad restaurant food, and the costs to pay for it. Oatmeal (with fresh berries and pecans) for breakfast; chicken veggie bean soup for lunch; dinner close to gastronomic perfection!
7. Kayak breaks – any time of day!
8. Taking extra time to do things exceptionally well. I have the option (with a little unpaid effort) to take the time to make a plan or report from a B+ to an A.
9. I can watch Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hulu Plus any time I want – and no one knows, or cares.
10. Screwing the Oil Cartel. In May I was driving 50 miles a day to/from my client’s site and living in a rented apartment far, far from home. Now I use my car twice a week for shopping and fun, logging 50 miles a month.
Oh, to date, upgrading to Windows 10 is a total fucking disaster. I will move back to Windows 7 tomorrow. I can’t believe no one else is reporting this!
