I work from home and despite what you all might think, it’s not as great as it sounds. Sure, there are a few things that are awesome like having no commute but the past two weeks have left me feeling a combination of gross and stir crazy. I’m also prone to confessing the not so glamorous sides of working from the comforts of my home(s).

Coworker I barely know: You’re lucky you get to work from home.
Me: Yah, I know but it has its drawbacks.
Me: For one, I really want to go out and get a tasty burrito – but then I’d have to get dressed.
Coworker: Ha. That’s the most awesome thing I’ve heard recently.

Beyond the pathetic nature of my slothy appearance I think the one thing that gets to me most is the lack of exposure to the outside world. I literally suffer from extreme cabin fever and when the work day ends, I can’t believe how slowly time drags because I’ve been home all day. Before, lunch would break up the day, but now I tend to eat at home because of the whole rolling out of bed to work and using my lunch to shower, keeps me from seeing beyond four walls. Also, not having any distractions means for the most part, I’m actually working all eight hours non-stop. WTF!

Then there’s the whole insanely uncomfortable, non-ergonomic workstation I have set up because there’s no space in my room for working – but that’s a whole other issue, and not one that is new in my experience with this company: http://sad-sigh.com/2006/06/13/early-retirement/

For now, I stop, as I’m literally in front of my work computer and need to take a break.