Would you take a dollar an hour pay cut...

MFPAddict

I am in the middle of a rare work from home day. There is no reason why I couldn't work from home daily, other than the fact that my boss likes to micro-manage. My wife works from home sometimes as well. Most of the time she works longer hours on those days, because she is logged on while I am commuting.

rybo

In a HEARTBEAT! Between gas & parking, a dollar an hour "cut" would realistically be only a couple pennies. I'd have more time & sanity.

scarletleavy

I already work at home, so no. Haha, but I actually wish I had an office to go into sometimes, not all the time, but definitely sometime.

kennethmgreen

Absolutely. Quality of life stuff is a big influence on job satisfaction - as important as good health benefits to me. I have been at my current job for over three years. I could probably work somewhere else for more money, but I wouldn't even consider leaving unless it was a HUGE pay increase. I'm happy where I am because my job allows a lot of flexibility (work from home sometimes, drive carpool 3 days a week, deal with kids being sick, flexible hours, etc.) Of course, I'm still waiting for the six-figure salary + benefits with the job description of "pontificate on the Internets."

I did work from home full-time for five years. When they were younger, my kids never knew me to be gone until I went to grad school. Problem for me working from home full-time is I start to get even more crotchety, curmudgeonly and antisocial than usual. I need to interact with other grown-ups, even if it's only to nurture my seething resentments at mankind.

MrsCon40

Without a doubt. I wouldn't even notice a dollar less an hour and I'd get back an hour and half of my life every day.

I'd take a $5 an hour cut without batting an eye - and would maybe even consider a $10 an hour cut to not have to be in the office.


What's everyone else's bid?

goron59

I would expect a pay rise as I'll be using my own heat, light, phone, network access and probably computer too.

Either that or I can bill them for the use of my kit

Qarol

It depends on how much I was originally receiving. But I highly recommend working from home!

poisongirl6485

No, I live less than 10 minutes from work as it is so the gas is negligible.

infamousmk

NO way. I don't get crap done when I work from home. I like my work to be out of the house so I can really appreciate being home.

mandemonious

I already work from home and have been doing so for about 3 years. I wax and wane in my productivity levels and there are plenty of distractions (cats, chickens, roomies, and the like)..

I think I need a switch for a while, though not if that includes a long commute. Fuh-get that!

quigonnjae

been there done that...Financially .. YES it is TOTALLY worth it.. My office was 60 miles (one way from my home) the amount of money I saved in gas FAR outweighed the dollar an hour cut .. Personally... on one level.. it is kinda fun to roll out of bed and up to the PC and start your day in your boxers (if your a guy) BUT on another level personally it led to depression for me .. Some people simply NEED to interact with other people. In an extreme case there was a 3 week period were I didnt have to leave my property ... At the end of that time my wife litterally put a 50 in my pocket and KICKED me out of the house for the evening saying "I DONT CARE WHERE YOU GO.. BUT YOU NEED TO GET OUT ... YOUR GETTING UNBEARABLE"

Word fo warning
If you happen to get the occasion to work from home.. Remember the mute button on the phone before heading to the bathroom.. Lets just say I had a rather embarrassing moment on a conference call with at LEAST 20 people on there LOL

kennethmgreen

been there done that...Financially .. YES it is TOTALLY worth it.. My office was 60 miles (one way from my home) the amount of money I saved in gas FAR outweighed the dollar an hour cut .. Personally... on one level.. it is kinda fun to roll out of bed and up to the PC and start your day in your boxers (if your a guy) BUT on another level personally it led to depression for me .. Some people simply NEED to interact with other people. In an extreme case there was a 3 week period were I didnt have to leave my property ... At the end of that time my wife litterally put a 50 in my pocket and KICKED me out of the house for the evening saying "I DONT CARE WHERE YOU GO.. BUT YOU NEED TO GET OUT ... YOUR GETTING UNBEARABLE"

Word fo warning
If you happen to get the occasion to work from home.. Remember the mute button on the phone before heading to the bathroom.. Lets just say I had a rather embarrassing moment on a conference call with at LEAST 20 people on there LOL

Agree 100% Both of these scenarios have happened to me. Though my wife didn't hand me any money.

tiptoeketo

Yes! I'd take an even bigger cut to be able to do that!

baisleac

Absolutely!

Save the unpaid driving time, plus cost of gas and wear and tear on the car? Totally worth it.

StrengthIDidntKnow

In a heartbeat - my total commute is about 3 hours a day. Between the savings in the commuting costs and being able to work more hours, I would come out ahead.

I could see a problem not interacting with people but I would have to pick my daugher up from school every day so I could talk to some of the other parents there.

odusgolp

i live 6 blocks from work... but to work from home? you betcha.

teagin2002

It depends; if everyone else is too then yes. Other than that no!

vanessaclarkgbr

Yup be careful what you wish for WFH to me equals heating on all day, no lunch, no-one to break the monotony, an expectation to cover broadband and telephone costs along with unpaid over time being the norm. Not moaning (much ;-) ) but I don't think those who homework all the time (not me) get an easy deal and it's very isolating.

Pollywog39

I dont have the discipline to work from home so no plus my commute is only 5 min so its all good lol

^^ this!

My commute is about 10 minutes, so I can handle that

quigonnjae

another thing I failed to mention ..and this may not be everyone .. But not having the seperation between work and home life.. Yeah you can shut the door to the office BUT .. your sitting there with your kids in the evening and its hard to NOT think.. "I have so much stuff I should be doing" .. In my case I was on 24 hour call as well so there wasnt a "quitting time"

baisleac

Yup be careful what you wish for WFH to me equals heating on all day, no lunch, no-one to break the monotony, an expectation to cover broadband and telephone costs along with unpaid over time being the norm. Not moaning (much ;-) ) but I don't think those who homework all the time (not me) get an easy deal and it's very isolating.

I've worked from home and LOVED it. It may depend on personality.

I already pay for heating all day (SAHD and kiddo use it). I never had a problem taking a lunch break. No one breaks the monotony at the office either (for me). My previous employer didn't cover the cost of broadband, but I'd have it any way. Telephone overages were covered (not that it happened often). Unpaid overtime was NOT an issue. A good half of my time, when I was at the office, was spent looking for make work (I'm just that fast. ) so I actually had paid free time instead.

edited to add forgotten end paren.

netchik

My annual train ticket is £6000, so hell yeah!