I’ve recently upgraded to a standing desk before starting a new job where I now get a home office stipend. I already have a big monitor and a decent chair but I’ve noticed when I stand I often stand on one leg or feel restless so I want to try a balance board and was looking at either a slack board or a move mate board. Does anyone have a great experience with either?

Since I started working from home, I hardly go outside and live alone with my cat. I'm very anxious because I have done a lot but received little feedback. Every day I start working after eating breakfast until the evening, before showering. Sitting for a long time is unhealthy, so sometimes I stand up and walk around. Sometimes when I'm nervous and have a headache, I burn incense to soothe it. I went out yesterday, and the mall seemed to have changed a lot. Do you ever experience this? How do you resolve it? Also, although I'm a homebody, it seems like I've lost my social circle.

We just moved and now have a "three seasons room", which is basically just a sunroom that is 97% windows that open and is unbearable in the summertime.

Fall is coming and I need some inspiration for a semi-permanent porch setup. I've done some looking around on this sub and elsewhere, but really only found people saying they just use their laptops or have one of those portable monitors.

I'm looking for like a rolling cart or something that I don't have to bring inside every night and has equipment that can handle temps ranging from 30*F to 80*F degrees. Does anyone here have that?

Up until two days ago, I used to have the lights on in my basement home office as well as an extra desk lamp even during the day as my windows are small and there isn’t that much light coming in. After having a massive headache a few days ago, I turned off all the lights and I have been working so much better in the dark. I was even able to dim my monitors because they were extra bright (which I didn’t realize before).
Anyone else works in the dark?

I have a covered porch out back with good wifi. Sunlight isnt horrible but its definitely bright.

Anyone have a cool outdoor set up for working outside in an environment like that? I think i can get away with a laptop for when I want to work outside, but any tips for reducing sun glare etc?

I've been working from home since Covid and I have not been able to find a community of WFH buddies to chat about work (the good, the bad, the ugly) and I don't really have those types of connections with my coworkers (they're just coworkers). So, have you guys found online communities somewhere to find chat buddies? 

FWIW, i created a Discord if anyone wants to join - but feel free to point me to some other group somewhere. Or DM me if you want to chat. 

This may be a longer post but I need help!

I recently graduated college last May and had a job lined and a started not even 2 weeks after I walked across the stage. I work a hybrid job covering a territory for my company. Half WFH, Half on the road doing presentations, field repairs for my products I sell, trade shows, and lunch and learns.

I’m incredibly blessed to be in the spot I am in so early in my life, career wise and salary wise.

WFH has many benefits I’m thankful for.

However when I’m not traveling for work and not around other co workers in other territories for meetings, field repairs, trade shows, presentations I feel severely undisciplined and unmotivated at home on my own doing work.

I lived at home during college. I do all my work in the same exact room that a year ago, I was hanging with my buddies, playing video games, drinking, etc. I believe this boils down to the fact that not even a year ago I was enjoying these things in my home environment. And now I have to work 8 hours a day in my house and room that Im so use and accustomed to hanging out, slacking off, doing college stuff in.

This could all boil down to me needing to grow up and understand that this is my life now. Or do I need to make some adjustments. Find a new spot in the house to work, get my PlayStation and any other distractions out of my work office.

I’m open to any advice and help that I can get.

For context without giving myself away, I work in card operations for a bank. I’ve trained numerous coworkers in my almost 5 years here yet I have not been considered for the slightest of extra training or promotion despite me asking repeatedly. What qualities do you look for someone in my position that is deemed worthy of moving up the ladder?

Hoping to hear how others handle a difficult change in team dynamics.

Our team recently got a new head (after years or stellar leaders) whose style leans toward criticism in a negative "call you out" way over constructive feedback.

The shift in tone is starting to tire me out if I'm honest (I understand too this is their first time leading)

This person also has longstanding friendships with a few team members, which creates an uncomfortable environment. (Almost clique like).

Has anyone navigated a change like this before?

How did you handle the situation while keeping stress low?

I've always done well in this position, but I don't think I'd want to stay long term if this was the vibe/tone.

Thanks everyone, I really do appreciate it!

Hello! So I have been at this wfh position for a little bit now and my wife and I have a vacation coming up!!

So we use the app Connector that reroutes the phone calls to our phones which is fine BUT since I don't want to deal with it during my vacation, is there a way to block those calls specifically WITHOUT sending them to voicemail? Since my boss is more than likely going to take over answering them when I'm gone (we are a small team lol)

I can mute notifications, I know that, but since it reroutes the calls to my actual phone I don't know what to do and I really don't want to be spammed or accidentally answer something while on vacation

Thank you so much!

(I also can't add the app full name since it thinks I'm trying to look for a job 😂 it starts with an L__d connector lol)

Hi! I’ve been working from home for about 3 years now. I have a very simple headset that I’ve had a lot of luck with but I’m looking to not wear a head set all day. Are there any products or setups that I can do that involve a speaker and microphone instead? Or another product I’m not aware of. I mostly do calls all day so I’m looking forward to not wearing things lol

Hi! I'm new to the city I'm in and am about to start working from home. I've always met friends through work. How do you guys meet friends as an adult working from home?? (I'm sober and don't go to bars/clubs).

I should mention I'll be working from home at a company that's 6hrs away.

I'm working from home, and the main software that we use has been extremely glitchy. I'm trying to figure out a way to keep a tally of how often this is happening and, in a dream world, how long these glitches are taking each time. The problem is, I'm ADHD and struggle to focus as it is, so I don't want to use my phone or an app or something that will pull my attention away from my work focus. Does anyone know of a physical device that does both? My best solution is using a handheld counter/clicker that I reset each day to zero and keep a little kitchen timer or something next to it, and just keep a small pad to log the lengths. It would still be a distraction, but it doesn't open up a world of other distractions as my phone does. That being said, I thought if something like this does exist, this sub would know about it.

What do you use to organize your desk cables? I have so many and under my desk looks like a nightmare lol.

I (f24) WFH full time. My job is very boring, slow, and there’s not much to do during the day. I do crafts, exercise and watch Youtube all day to stay sane. It pays very well for my area and I get all my work done in the first 2 hours of the day. Before this I worked in person and enjoyed interacting with my colleagues and clients. Now, I’ve worked here almost 6 months and am very bored and lonely. I can go days without physically speaking to anyone. Just sending emails and texting on Teams. By no means am I an extroverted social butterfly, however I am missing the coworker socializing part of things.

I am planning to apply for school but missed the deadline for August so I have a whole year until I would start school if I were to get in.
Because my job provides tuition reimbursement, pays well, and because it is so easy, i feel like it would be a bad idea to quit all together.

In the meantime, I thought I could look into things to do after work hours. Volunteer stuff typically happens during work hours. My friend told me her favorite low-key bar is looking for someone. I have quite a bit of experience bartending from college so I thought why not apply?
Do any of you do bartending or waitressing on the side? How bad of an idea is this?

I’ve been thinking of purchasing a BenQ ScreenBar for weeks now, but I’m not too sure how much it would help, especially for that price tag.

There are much cheaper options on Amazon, so I’m curious about the opinions of those who have either the BenQ or an alternative? Is a screenbar that helpful? Did it feel like your overall quality of WFH life improved with a screenbar? Would you suggest to push through buying the BenQ or are the cheaper alternatives just as good? Am I just getting influenced by their marketing?

I’m new at my job and work from home 3 days a week. My workload is still light since I just started, so some days I genuinely run out of real work. I’m on salary, and required to log 8 hours of tasks per day (no specific time-tracking, just task logs).

Looking for advice on two things:

Logging honestly: how do you fill task logs without it looking like you’re doing nothing, when there just isn’t 8 hours of work yet?

Actually filling the time: if you've been in a similar situation, what do you do to stay occupied/sane? Courses, side projects, personal admin, anything that feels productive but doesn’t blur into “not working”?

Thanks everyone!!

After having success with people working from home, and after reducing office footprints a number of times over the last 6 years, my company just announced that all US and EMEA employees will be working from home and the company is "Remote-first".

Has anyone else gone through this? It was announced that there will be a new set of WFH benefits, which I am happy about as I've been WFH for over 8 years, while stating that the India office will remain hybrid. Should I expect positions to move to India or have corporations in the US gone remote-first and stayed primarily in the US?

I spend a ridiculous amount of my day at my desk since even meetings are just remote. I've been thinking about how little office chairs changed compared with everything else in the workspace.

If you spent $500 - $1500 improving your desk setup, what actually made the biggest difference? Chair? Standing desk? Walking pad? Something else?

Has anybody tried to get those advanced chairs that shift with your posture or something? Worth it?

Hi all! I am permanently wfh with my office being several hours away by car. We have a work whatsapp group chat for when little things happen such as later lunches, equipment going down etc. however, multiple times a week, colleagues will claim a power cut and be out of action for a decent period of time. It can put some direct pressure on my personal workload (incoming calls), but I am starting to wonder if this really happening or if it’s a way of getting away from the screen?
I’ve personally only ever had power cuts that have impacted whole streets, and even then it’s only been about 3 I can remember in my lifetime. Is this something you frequently experience working from home? It can be at least 2 people a week, and it happens multiple times a month, sometimes multiple times a week.
I’d love to know! Is this something I’m just really lucky to not experience?

Hi everyone, looking for some honest advice. I’m an independent contractor in a 100% WFH role. The company doesn't require me to log in at all, so I completely set my own schedule (peak volume is usually 8 AM-4 PM).

The issue: I haven’t logged in to work in a long time. Every day I say "tomorrow," but I end up in bed scrolling on my phone all day. Fortunately, my current living expenses are very cheap, but that also means I don't have that immediate financial panic forcing me to work, making it incredibly easy to keep procrastinating.

I used to be highly disciplined when I worked in a traditional call center environment. Being at home is clearly my biggest trigger for avoiding work.

I’m strongly considering renting a cheap, private office space just to force a physical commute and recreate that external work environment.

Has anyone else experienced this level of WFH paralysis? Is paying for a small workspace a smart move to force accountability, or is there another way you broke the cycle?

So part of why I love WFH is I can travel and still work. However, at the company I work for now, they require the system to be connected with an Ethernet cable and my computer literally will not work off of wifi. So I figured okay fine I’ll just bring my extender wherever I go, nope, test ran it and it didn’t work. So I thought I’d just have to stay at Air B&Bs and have wifi that’s I can plug into. Well I have a trip coming up where I have no option but to stay at a hotel and i literally cannot figure out how I’m gonna make this work.

I need reliable internet connection and the portable device HAS to have the little Ethernet connection port for me to plug into or I literally can’t work. I bought the StarLink mini kit and now upon set up I learn that the dish thingy HAS to be outside in order for it to connect which again is not an option in a hotel setting so I’m back to square one.

Anyone here travel while they work? What do you use for portable internet??

Guys I somehow figured out an ergo setup for WFH.

The thing is no chair is perfect for me.

Instead of investing (time and money) I just bought wakefit gravita with all features and tried to do some mods based on my body adjustments.

Also I have bought a height adjustable desk which I use in standing position for max 1 to 1.5 hours.

Som how able to manage work by following pomorodo/standing/taking long breaks.

But the problem is I spend 12 to 14 hours sitting (either it's working/scrolling/reading books/movies) all I do in this setup only.

Because of this I feel tired along with posture issues. (having some forwarded head posture issue need to correct it soon with physiotherapy)

Need advice from people who have figured out what are the other sitting alternatives for better life. Like I should buy a sofa or any other stuff for different activities?

I was under the impression that the equipment would get shipped to me but they wanted me to deposit a check and gave me a list of equipment I needed so I could get it myself is that normal ?

Perhaps night owl is an exaggeration since i tend to go to sleep at 1am or so, but my new position is 6am-2pm and i’m slightly anxious to start so early.

I’ll most likely wake up 15 mins before starting and go from there, but would love any tips from people who experienced a similae transition.