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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
However the position is strictly work from home, I've never done that before, could be cool. But I'm hoping that I can get some feed back from CalgaryPuck in terms of the benefits and pitfalls of working from home.
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While I haven't worked completely full time from home (a few months stretch after surgery and every once in a while after), I can offer a bit of perspective on this.
On the one hand, you are in an environment that you fully control, and you don't have to slog into an office every bloody day, saving on the commute time and lets you do more personal stuff while still getting work done.
The biggest negatives is that there could be more distractions, depending on how your personal space is set up, and slightly more complicated coordination with co-workers if the tools aren't available to talk to them easily. Depending on how much you like co-workers, the lack of social interaction at an office could also be a bit of a down side.
If you do work from home, try to set up a separate space specifically for work, possibly even down to having a different work computer, to help minimize distractions. Also try to stick to a "work" schedule, to prevent time working from bleeding into personal time, since I find it can sometimes be easier to lose track of time working at home.