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Eddy Vluggen3-Apr-20 1:08

Eddy Vluggen

3-Apr-20 1:08

super wrote:
3. I hate it.

Seeing many with option 1 and 2, is there a chance that workplace will be changing to be more Home friendly and company will start reducing overhead cost by streamlining Home office?

I'd still prefer a real office to work in; it's a set of rooms, specialized and dedicated to IT-work. No cat there to distract me either, and always someone at the coffeemachine to talk to when I'm stuck.

Big storage with spare-parts nearby and hardware-people who smile kindly when I ask if IDE is still a thing. Two fried snacks (changing daily) in the canteen, along with some healthy stuff.

Working at home, to me, feels like living at my workplace. Where do you go then when you want to relax after working?

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super3-Apr-20 2:03

super

3-Apr-20 2:03

Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Working at home, to me, feels like living at my workplace. Where do you go then when you want to relax after working?

Exactly. Home office is not giving me space to unwind and it feels days are way longer.

cheers,

Super

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Maximilien3-Apr-20 3:13

Maximilien

3-Apr-20 3:13

Yep, I stopped playing games most of the days after working at home.

I'd rather be phishing!

Nelek3-Apr-20 4:08

Nelek

3-Apr-20 4:08

So do I.

I don't have a home office as other might have. I am working at my PC-Desk and I don't like it.
I am aware of the other advantages. Less time on the road, less $$ in petrol...

But anyways, my inner peace is more important for me.
I want to come home and forget about work until next day. I can't switch off so easy right now as I could before.

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Mark_Wallace3-Apr-20 6:40

Mark_Wallace

3-Apr-20 6:40

Seconded.

Or fourthed, whatever.

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lopatir3-Apr-20 1:09

lopatir

3-Apr-20 1:09

... does that mean can treat work like school assignments - ask stupid questions on CP how to do it?

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Maximilien3-Apr-20 3:12

Maximilien

3-Apr-20 3:12

3 weeks in now and I don't know yet.

I'd say a 2.3 (out of 3).

Most of the tasked I can do from home, things are a little slower.

What I'm missing is the interaction; there is a difference between video conferencing and talking in person.

I'd rather be phishing!

David Crow3-Apr-20 4:47

David Crow

3-Apr-20 4:47

super wrote:
...is there a chance that workplace will be changing to be more Home friendly and company will start reducing overhead cost by streamlining Home office?

I see that becoming the new norm, very much so.

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dandy723-Apr-20 5:24

dandy72

3-Apr-20 5:24

My pessimistic self would say no, there's better chances that after a few months, we'll be back to where we were...perhaps with very few exceptions.

Personally (I've mentioned it many times here over the past few weeks) I've been doing it for the last 12+ years. We used to meet once a week at the office (everybody agreed it was mostly a waste of time), then it became once a month, then for the last 3 years or so we've only been meeting for our Christmas party.

My car is 13 years old (14 this summer), and I still haven't cracked 88,000 km on the odometer. Granted, I'm not the type who goes out driving for the fun of it, and I tend to wait until I can consolidate multiple errands before going out. I think I've refueled the car 4 times in the entire last year. Our office is 70km away from where I am, so avoiding driving to and back even once is roughly 2 hours saved. If I had to go daily, that's 10 hours a week that would have to come out of my personal time. What would you do with an extra 10 hours a week?

When working in an office, I rarely brought a lunch, and needless to say unless you eat garbage eating out is a lot more expensive than groceries.

I make myself available over Skype/Teams to coworkers between regular work hours. Some people need to socialize - I get that - but I can function just fine without that. I have the discipline to commit to my work during work hours, and friends/family know not to get in touch with me unless it's so important they would have called my workplace to talk to me during work hours. So that doesn't happen.

And yes, no kids, no wife, no girlfriend, so that's all easy for me to say. But consider my boss has a wife and 4 kids, and (in his own words), if his home office door is closed, nobody's opening it unless someone's bleeding.

Bottom line - I would love to see that many fewer cars on the road being a permanent thing. Realistically...I don't see it happening.

Nelek3-Apr-20 7:02

Nelek

3-Apr-20 7:02

dandy72 wrote:
But consider my boss has a wife and 4 kids, and (in his own words), if his home office door is closed, nobody's opening it unless someone's bleeding.

Try that with kids less than 4 years old. It doesn't work.

M.D.V.

dandy723-Apr-20 7:26

dandy72

3-Apr-20 7:26

Not my kids. So I wouldn't know.

Nor would I ever want to find out.

Nelek3-Apr-20 7:45

Nelek

3-Apr-20 7:45

My youngest won't get in, because she doesn't reach the door opener. But she will knock on the door, until I open or my wife takes her.
The oldest one opens from time to time because she wants to show me a drawing she made, or ask me if I want something to eat or things like that. She gets said several times a day to not come in, but as I said, being less than 4 years old is almost impossible to comply.

M.D.V.

USB Ports in Monitors

Nand323-Apr-20 0:09

3-Apr-20 0:09

On my 24" Dell monitor I see two USB ports on the sides. I thought I could use it for connecting my USB pen drives. But the ports are never activated. I tried installing drivers. Nothing seems to work. Any idea?

modified 3-Apr-20 6:15am.

lopatir3-Apr-20 0:19

lopatir

3-Apr-20 0:19

there's normally a 2nd cable to connect the USB ports to one on the computer
basically it's like those 4-1 USB dongles - but built into the monitor.

the cable probably looks something / almost but not quite like a USB printer cable
- (often a proprietary plug shape on the monitor so you have to buy it from them.)
If you kept the box it should be in there.

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Mark_Wallace3-Apr-20 0:55

Mark_Wallace

3-Apr-20 0:55

lopatir wrote:
there's normally a 2nd cable to connect the USB ports to one on the computer
basically it's like those 4-1 USB dongles - but built into the monitor.

Short version:

"Are you sure it's plugged in?"

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Nand323-Apr-20 1:27

3-Apr-20 1:27

OriginalGriff3-Apr-20 0:30

OriginalGriff

3-Apr-20 0:30

To add to what Lopatir said, it's normally a USB-B connector, and you can buy those cables on Fleabay pretty cheaply - they are also often shipped with wireless printers, so you've probably got a couple lying around if you can't find the Dell original.

Check your monitor manual - you can normally download 'em from Dell if you can't find it - some are USB2 hubs and some are USB3 hubs.

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Nand323-Apr-20 1:27

3-Apr-20 1:27

OriginalGriff wrote:
Check your monitor manual

You just uttered the sinful words.

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. Just kidding. thanks for the reply

Nand323-Apr-20 2:12

3-Apr-20 2:12

OriginalGriff wrote:
so you've probably got a couple lying around if you can't find the Dell original.

Just found one Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Johnny J.3-Apr-20 1:12

Johnny J.

3-Apr-20 1:12

Could it be that they're only to be used for charging? Confused | :confused:

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Nand323-Apr-20 1:27

3-Apr-20 1:27

It didnt happen either Smile | :)

kalberts3-Apr-20 1:31

kalberts

3-Apr-20 1:31

I am really happy with mine! Certainly for charging, but the dongle for my wireless mouse/keyboard fits in one socket, USB sticks in another. I can plug in the headset. Every now and then people come with files on 2,5" portable USB disks. I use it for transferring photos from my cameras to the PC.

Many years ago, when PCs were noisy, I put the tower cabinet in the neighbouring room, with a hole through the wall for the cables. My current PC is so quiet that I don't need it for the noise, but the tower has remained there, near the network conection and other facilities. Having to go to the other room every time I want to plug in a stick, a camera, some equipment to be charged, ... would be far less convenient.