The alarm is ringing. It's 9 am.
I open my eyes and listen to the morning sounds.
A door opens, silent steps, creaking board, the sound of running water.
A bit of silence.
The clatter of crockery and cutlery.
I feel good. Finally, I slept enough.
The stand-up will start at 20 past 9, so time to get up.
I set off to the bathroom, and wish my flatmates good morning between two yawns.
- Don't you go to work?
- No, home office.
- Great, I stay home, too.
I'm looking at the third room's dark window.
- Gergő?
- He stays as well.
Well, IT specialists don't like sitting in the office on Fridays. I can almost see the empty skyscrapers around the world, hear the boom of the servers, the coffee machines stand in the hallways unused, and a 5-8% traffic reduction can be detected on the roads compared to the daily average.
Seven reasons why we like the home office
1. We can sleep until 9 am.
Number one advantage! Maybe the most common reason why I work from home.
2. We prevent ourselves from stress caused by traveling.
Previously I started my day on the tram 4 or 6, which was like a close kipper-party. After moving, I had to take the blue line Metro. Those who never had this bookmark: m3.nullker.hu/ are happy people!
3. No need for dress-up, make-up, doing hair
No, I am not a member of the "I have nothing to wear" club, but a member of the "I have no more clean clothes, and should also find the iron soon" club.
4. I have time for a bit of housework
At last, I don't have to feel ashamed because of starting the washing-machine at 11 pm, and I don't leave the morning plate in the sink. Between two commits, it even feels vitalizing to hang out the clothes.
5. I can make my lunch
My maw feels happy to receive something freshly made food after all those "oh no, they sent something spicy again" or "ordered for noon, but got cold" and always microwaved foods. The sparing kraut part of me is also happy when I use the leftovers from the fridge before traveling home for the weekend.
6. I can listen to loud music.
I am not too happy about wearing earphones, and I don't want to force others to accept my taste, so I rarely have the opportunity to develop onto Goldberg-variations.
7. No need to hurry after work
If I travel home, then because of the train, if not, then because of some party or meeting, but I'm always in a hurry Friday after work. When working from home, I can take my time, and I can even have my dinner.
+1 if your mate also works in the IT sector, you even can spend a warm spring day together, drinking lemonade in the sunshine on the terrace of Bálna, glancing on the Danube over the laptop monitors.
IT rules I love my job!
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