“Honey, can you help me with the groceries?”
“The dog really needs a walk, dear?”
“Babe, your child is crying. Are you going to do something about that?”
Oh the joys of family life and working from home.
No, really. Think about it.
Supporting your family is probably one of the biggest reasons you work every day, but
separating your workday from your family time is critical and working from home blurs that line.
Ouch.
Be there. Or be square.
That’s really hard, because there will always be a part of you that really wants to be there with
your family all the time, particularly when things are going sideways and your lack of ability to be
all in anywhere leaves you feeling inadequate and alone everywhere.
The broken vase syndrome.
Have you ever been on a conference call when your dog is barking, your kids are fighting, then
there’s a loud crash of breaking glass (the broken vase syndrome) and your spouse storms up
to you and adds this charming thought, “What did you do with the car keys?”
Doesn’t that kind of thing always really help make a pitch to a new client great?
Then, of course, there are those wonderful feelings of guilt you get when you tell your kids and
your better half, “No, I’m sorry, I can’t take you to soccer, or help you with the groceries, or set
the table.”
Dinner? What’s Dinner?
That goes over just as well as, “No dear, I can’t come to dinner right now. I got a call in fifteen
minutes.” Boy, isn’t that fun?
When you’re home, you want to be home with your family, but, believe it or not, when you’re
working from home you actually are working much longer hours and are less available to your
family. How does that work?
Find your work life balance again.
Having an office at Office Ours helps you be at home when you are at home and feel at home at
work with all the benefits of working in an office. There are many.
Have you ever found yourself really opening up to your mailman? Or talking to your computer?
At least with AI, it can almost feel like a conversation. Working from home can be a really lonely
experience.
Don’t worry, zoom calls will still have a place, but nothing beats meeting other human beings in
a workplace environment. You need that to build a feeling of teamwork. Personally, we love it
when one of those green screens mounted on a chair become visible during a zoom call.
Happens even more often on Google Meet. Doesn’t that look great?
Draw a boundary. Get an office.
At Office Ours, you’ll join a network of over 150 small businesses. You’ll have opportunities to
work with each other. You’ll be able to meet with clients and other team members in your office.
You can even meet with them at other Office Ours location in a conference room. Just schedule
ahead.
You’ll even have a printer that always has toner and paper. Plus, you’ll have a team of people
helping you with any tech issues that pop up. That includes if the internet goes out. If you’re at
home, how long are you going to have to work from the Coffee Place this time?
You don’t have to be on your own little island all by yourself anymore. Set up a tour of a location
near you in Cary, Raleigh, North Raleigh, Garner or Sanford today. We look forward to talking to
you soon.
