Mavervorl Media: Ahead of the curve
As America's Freelance Writer, I thought I loved the idea of working at home.But for me, working at home is difficult; I will respond to every family-oriented stimulus and never have the satisfaction of leaving work. I lumped in my hatred of working for a boss with the generally-positive experiences I've had working in an office.
So a year ago I rented 1000 square feet of office space in Koreatown and moved all my work-related stuff in there and then, because I didn't need all that space, rented out a couple of offices to like-minded people who could do their jobs from home but didn't want to.
Now, each of us has his own office to hole up in as well as a common area to bounce ideas around. We actually chat around the office cooler. And the complaints about bosses have been transformed into complaints about people not paying us on time.
There are no downsides, save for the fact that, as a freelancer, I could continue to work 20 hours a day and not feel like I've done enough.
I mention this because my friend Robyn pointed out that the New York Times has only recently recognized my kind as the visionaries we are.
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by Marty Barrett at Sunday, January 06, 2008
2 Comments:
That's great. I couldn't work from home while in our tiny Boston apartments - no doors with locks. Moving to TX, I made sure we had one extra room with a DOOR. As an unfeeling single mother, I have no problem tuning out my children's cries for help as they set themselves on fire.*
*I kid. But I'm damned good at tuning out the unimportant sounds of simulated Pokemon battles and car races.
I prefer the whole concept of "not working" at home. When will the NY Times recognize us?
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