I pretend to work from home 👷
and I don't like it
Right now I work for myself from my laptop, mostly in my childhood bedroom. Most people call that unemployed, but in any case I’m unemployed from home and it’s frustrating.
I know most of my peers (fancy word for friends) like working from home at least in some capacity and I do get the reasons. No commute time, spend less money on food, can get away with doing no work, and don’t have to have awkward conversations with coworkers outside of meetings.
However, the sound of my coworkers is nice. I get a little lonely failing by myself everyday and there’s no one to take the blame. Also, if I neglect work much like every other person working from home, I don’t make money and become even more of a failure than I already am. (Employers, it’s true, when they say “I’m more productive at home” it’s very false, trust the guy who’s never done both.)
Whenever I had online classes, there was a high chance that 20% of the class was asleep , another 70% were playing chess, and the final 10 doing both.
The fact is, I get energy from others. How am I supposed to make someone genuinely laugh over zoom? My comedy is mostly physical anyways and the camera doesn’t do me justice. I had to reject Netflix after they offered me a special because I know my strengths, being on camera just isn’t one of them. And that’s really what the workplace is all about, making people laugh.
No wonder I’m unemployed. I mean self employed. I mean lonely.
I need a change because my girlfriend is getting mad after I call her for the 7th time during the middle of the day. (She’s currently in another continent :/)
Furthermore, (a fancy way to say “and also this”) it’s disheartening when I don’t go outside during the day. I wake up, go to my computer, take a break to eat, go to my computer, look up and it’s dark again. Someone told me to go for a “hot girl walk”, but I didn’t fit the criteria and now I’m confused.
It’s a mixture of living alone, working for myself and mostly by myself, but I’m envious of those who go to an office everyday.
That might be naïve but this is my blog and I can say whatever I want so please, if you commute an hour both ways every day and hate your coworkers do not comment, I don’t care about your perspective.
Yes this is a defense mechanism because I know nobody is going to comment.
Till next time,
Jack “just go to a co-working space it’s not that hard you’re being weak” Lavorato
Bit of The Week
If you’re already in the playoffs, rest your fantasy football players in the last week of the regular season. It’s been a long season, they deserve it.
Submission from our friend Cam:
Instead of saying “see you later” be more specific and say “see you on the 16th”. Leave them wondering what’s happening on the 16th. Not quite a lie but I’d give it a try.
Shoutout Owen for submitting this pressing question
How the tables have turned – now Jack’s the one writing about being unemployed and lonely in his childhood bedroom. I, for one, go into the office every day and I love it.
Pro’s: free tea and coffee, social interaction, routine, less depressing, Chipotle in my office building. Cons: spending $13 on Chipotle every day.
Did anyone notice how Jack didn’t write last week? Didn’t think so. Love ya. Mwah.
xoxo, Enacko