I’ve been fortunate enough to work from home for 10 years, and during that time, I’ve learned that having a functional home office makes a huge difference in my work. However, I haven’t always had a dedicated home office. On three occasions, I had my home office in my bedroom: In my early 20s, when I lived with four roommates When my wife and I traveled…
We found 45 different types of desks that need descriptions (like Credenza, Carrel, Armoire, oh my) and an additional 14 that are self-explanatory (white desk, black desk, red fish, blue fish). Use the table below to get the quick descriptions for the desk styles that need explanations. If you’d like to learn more about a certain type, click the desk type name to jump down…
JPMorgan Chase attempted one of the earliest return-to-office dates of the Fortune 100 on September 21, 2020. After a breakout of COVID occurred, the company backed off the mandate. From the beginning of the COVID lockdowns until early 2022, CEO Jamie Dimon took a hard stance against remote work and for office work. Dimon stated, “We want people back to work. And everyone is going…
You work from home, which you’re loving, except for one issue – your bedroom has turned into your home office. It’s time to get creative to make your bedroom/office a good place to sleep and work, depending on the time day. 🛑 The internet (I’m looking at you, Pinterest) is full of photos of home offices with perfect lighting, amazing furniture, and plenty of space. 🟢…
Here is the equipment you’ll find in my home office right now. The backstory behind my home office equipment list I started working from home in my early twenties. We had four guys in a four-bedroom apartment near the beach in San Diego. You can probably picture the scene: dirty dishes stacked above the faucet, beer took up most of the fridge, and quarters…
Use the links below to jump to any section of this FlexiSpot Ergonomic Chair Pro (OC14), a high-quality ergonomic home office chair. Chair Info | Assembly | Features | Comfort | Design & Quality | Ergonomic Support FlexiSpot Ergonomic Chair Pro Rating: 4.9 stars The FlexiSpot Ergonomic Chair Pro is my fourth legitimate home office chair (I sat on some folding chairs early in my WFH career,…
Every so often you read a book that makes you say “Oh, wow.” It’s changed the way you think about your work, your company, your time, or priorities. It’s both relevant enough to your life and tangible enough to implement. You fly through the book. Whether you work from home or run a remote company, a major shakeup that only a book could provide is…
An introduction for remote job seekers… You know your next job needs to be remote. You’ve experienced all of the benefits and have made “remote” the first filter for your next search. If that’s the case, we’ve cut through the noise to give you the best job boards dedicated specifically to remote work. You’ll notice we included estimated monthly visits to each job board to give…
If you’re like many remote workers, you’ve been left scratching your head trying to carve out a space where you can work without investing in massive changes to your home. You have a small space, and you need it to serve dual purposes. Enter the home office room divider. I’ve tried out a handful of these devices. Why? Well, I’ve shared a home office with my…
Just about 100 years ago, Henry Ford popularized the five-day, 40-hour work week. Since then, most of the working world has operated on that schedule or something similar. But there are other options, folks! And many of us do different work than Ford assembly-line workers. In this article, we break down everything you’ll need to know about the 9/80 work schedule which allows for an…