I dont generally go to bed until 12 or 1 either
I either sleep 10-4 or 12/1-5/6 ~ whatever I can manage. I'd like to get on a more "regular" schedule, but I also like having the liberty of sleeping and working whenever I want!
I'm *definitely* not a morning person
- 2-3 hours to "get in my groove" minimum LOL. But during that time I can do mindless tasks such as sorting email, confirming this or that, resizing images, etc etc etc.
As for the interruptions - whether in person, on the phone or by chat... {sigh} that is one of my
biggest issues. I hate to be rude... and even more than that, I hate being put in the position of being rude and then being told what they think of me (or my attitude... or "you work too much" - that one really gets on my nerves)
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I agree Kara - when it comes to HTML, writing, cgi/php or any type of scripting, a major graphics project, etc - interruption is very frustrating. I think that people dont realize this... or maybe they dont realize that we're actually
working ??
There has to be a way to handle this problem with distraction - without being rude or alienating all of your friends... I just havent figured out what it is yet. (being nice doesnt work LOL!)
Its easy enough to unplug the phone, lock the door and pull the shades - both of which I do often
- but then there's those few that will not stop knocking until you answer... or will leave you thirteen thousand voice mail messages... or
use "guilt" to ruin your day. The instant messengers are frustrating too - I keep one of them on in case my family needs to reach me, but stay in invisible mode. I also turned off all the "bells" and fixed it so that the window didnt pop up on top of everything else (thats
aggravating when you're airbrushing itty bitty pixels!)...
I just wish *everybody* would email me - that would make my life so much easier. If my neighbor needs to borrow a cup of sugar - email me! LOL
Blah - I'm done griping. The truth is... we
have to be available to some extent. Its called Customer Service
Perhaps we should write an article on "work at home etiquette", though - I think most people just dont understand that we're already dealing with more than enough distraction as it is... and maybe this
isnt their problem. Maybe its on us to be "less available" or to make our point clear about what we can and cannot do, and
when we can and cannot do it. There has to be some balance to it somewhere