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The Differences Of Working From Home Vs Working At An Office Hilariously Explained In 8 Comics
Working from home and working at an office are two very different kinds of work. While prior gives you more freedom to sleep in and lets you forget the horrors of the morning commute, the latter is great for concentration and can become a way to find friends with same likes (or dislikes) as you are spending a huge amount of time with your colleagues.
James Chapman created 8 comics about the differences of Working from an office Vs Working from home.
Can you relate to any? Let us know by voting and in the comment section down below.
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Jef Bateman 6 years ago
I am not the most social person in the world, but the lack of human interaction would drive me crazy if I worked from home.
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Petra Christovová 6 years ago
The left office part: Unfortunately not true. EVERY office has at least one noisy person in love with his/her own voice which keeps talking whole day. What would I give for a silence, sigh ..
sh 6 years ago
Or open floor plans where everyone can hear everyone! I have the ability to make my home office much quieter than the work office.
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Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
I always wear headphones, at the office or at home, so that part never really changed for me.
Jen “SFJenn” Fogcity 6 years ago
I have worked in noisy offices where I wish people who talk loudly, chew loudly, fart and whatever would shut up. I have also worked in offices that were unusually quiet, which can be not so fun either, when you want to listen to your music with a portable radio.
athornedrose 6 years ago
idk i listen to music at work. we just try to keep the volume a little lower
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Jef Bateman 6 years ago
It seems that it would be hard to be productive when working from home. How do you keep from being distracted all the time?
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Jef Bateman 6 years ago
I think the actual office party is mostly people being awkward and trying to find somebody to talk to who won't roll their eyes and scurry away after a minute.
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Petra Christovová 6 years ago
If you are wondering which is better: working at office vs. working from home, I have only one sentence for you: OPEN OFFICE IS HELL ON EARTH.
Daria B 6 years ago
Open Office is a good alternative to MS Office. (Nerdy joke allert)
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Debbie 6 years ago
working from home - loads of self control needed; to start, to keep working, and to stop; every day
Gornot 6 years ago
It's not really that difficult. Sure, it might take some time getting used to, but you definitely have more control and can get accustomed to work at your own pace. The time you spend commuting to work can easily be substituted by you enforcing some discipline on yourself to get into the working spirit, but unlike an office job, working from home gets progressively easier.
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Alia Ris 6 years ago
weeell. depends on you actually. Pushing yourself to be discipline on schedule that *you yourself* made sometimes can be hellish. Not to mention the distractions, especially if you don't live alone (although co-working space could help on this, if you okay to spent more money).
Load More Replies... Daria B 6 years ago
I'm lucky because at my office, my colleagues are mostly nice and funny people, and the job suits me well. However, I do miss the freedom of when I was a free-lancer. Your office can be literally anywhere: home, library, coffee shop, another city, a camping site, the beach, the park, etc. These comics should have included that fact too. ^_-
Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
That depends on the job. My job is drawing, and I can't really comfortably take my drawing tablet with me everywhere (though I admit I know people who manage to use it in any position). I also didn't buy an used Cintiq to leave it at home and work with a regular tablet :P But I guess if I had the money to buy a good Surface computer, I'd be able to work from anywhere too. But no public places because over here it's dangerous to carry expensive work tools around.
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C.E. White 6 years ago
I work from home and realized that two weeks in a row, I didn't leave my house for 6 days straight. I must be the most ultimate of ultimate introverts, because it didn't bother me in the least. I'm married, so I wasn't totally alone, and I have two cats. Guess that's all I need. :-)
LilicatUK 6 years ago
I do that often :) But now I work for one client at their offices so I'm forced to go out twice a week. It's just a 10 min walk but gets me out in the fresh air!
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zoumerela 6 years ago
I laughed so much at this - I work from home and all of that is true, except the food. At home I have the privilege to shop fresh stuff, cook and eat a delicious lunch whenever I want. Plus, I got 5 different coffee alternatives and make them exactly the way I want!
LilicatUK 6 years ago
Oh yeah, my own coffee, that's just HEAVEN, even if I'm at a clients' I always take a flask!
Load More Replies... KcirdnekC 6 years ago
Working from home is great, for the most part. It's very easy to get off track. If you cannot focus, don't do it. If you need a lot of interaction with , don't do it. I know many people who have issues with working from home because they slack and don't get their work done.
Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
The opposite is also true. Need discipline to know when to stop. I know people who overdo it or can't relax until the work is all done. They have a really hard time pacing themselves and are tired and busy all the time when they didn't have to be.
Load More Replies... arthur lindsay coker 6 years ago
working from home stops others seeing the panic of deadline angst, lets you appear organised and efficient as you silently abuse the boss.
Ingrid Collender 6 years ago
I have done both - the rush hour traffic to the loo in the morning is hell in both areas! Except at work, the peals of laughter and farts from my victorious husband are not suffered...
Debbie Andersson 6 years ago
Doesn´t work from home make you do the job better? Without the preassure, time limits, etc?
Rosemary Gonzalez 6 years ago
I save loads of money working at home, I was driving an hour to and from work every day and a lot of miles on my car.
Matthew Hyder 6 years ago
Working at home seems nice, I wish I knew how to do that. :( Offices seem clean though...
Petra Christovová 6 years ago
If you are wondering which is better: working at office vs. working from home, I have only one sentence for you: OPEN OFFICE IS HELL ON EARTH.
Daria B 6 years ago
Open Office is a good alternative to MS Office. (Nerdy joke allert)
Load More Replies... Debbie 6 years ago
working from home - loads of self control needed; to start, to keep working, and to stop; every day
Gornot 6 years ago
It's not really that difficult. Sure, it might take some time getting used to, but you definitely have more control and can get accustomed to work at your own pace. The time you spend commuting to work can easily be substituted by you enforcing some discipline on yourself to get into the working spirit, but unlike an office job, working from home gets progressively easier.
Load More Replies... Alia Ris 6 years ago
weeell. depends on you actually. Pushing yourself to be discipline on schedule that *you yourself* made sometimes can be hellish. Not to mention the distractions, especially if you don't live alone (although co-working space could help on this, if you okay to spent more money).
Load More Replies... Daria B 6 years ago
I'm lucky because at my office, my colleagues are mostly nice and funny people, and the job suits me well. However, I do miss the freedom of when I was a free-lancer. Your office can be literally anywhere: home, library, coffee shop, another city, a camping site, the beach, the park, etc. These comics should have included that fact too. ^_-
Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
That depends on the job. My job is drawing, and I can't really comfortably take my drawing tablet with me everywhere (though I admit I know people who manage to use it in any position). I also didn't buy an used Cintiq to leave it at home and work with a regular tablet :P But I guess if I had the money to buy a good Surface computer, I'd be able to work from anywhere too. But no public places because over here it's dangerous to carry expensive work tools around.
Load More Replies... C.E. White 6 years ago
I work from home and realized that two weeks in a row, I didn't leave my house for 6 days straight. I must be the most ultimate of ultimate introverts, because it didn't bother me in the least. I'm married, so I wasn't totally alone, and I have two cats. Guess that's all I need. :-)
LilicatUK 6 years ago
I do that often :) But now I work for one client at their offices so I'm forced to go out twice a week. It's just a 10 min walk but gets me out in the fresh air!
Load More Replies... zoumerela 6 years ago
I laughed so much at this - I work from home and all of that is true, except the food. At home I have the privilege to shop fresh stuff, cook and eat a delicious lunch whenever I want. Plus, I got 5 different coffee alternatives and make them exactly the way I want!
LilicatUK 6 years ago
Oh yeah, my own coffee, that's just HEAVEN, even if I'm at a clients' I always take a flask!
Load More Replies... KcirdnekC 6 years ago
Working from home is great, for the most part. It's very easy to get off track. If you cannot focus, don't do it. If you need a lot of interaction with , don't do it. I know many people who have issues with working from home because they slack and don't get their work done.
Rafaella Bueno 6 years ago
The opposite is also true. Need discipline to know when to stop. I know people who overdo it or can't relax until the work is all done. They have a really hard time pacing themselves and are tired and busy all the time when they didn't have to be.
Load More Replies... arthur lindsay coker 6 years ago
working from home stops others seeing the panic of deadline angst, lets you appear organised and efficient as you silently abuse the boss.
Ingrid Collender 6 years ago
I have done both - the rush hour traffic to the loo in the morning is hell in both areas! Except at work, the peals of laughter and farts from my victorious husband are not suffered...
Debbie Andersson 6 years ago
Doesn´t work from home make you do the job better? Without the preassure, time limits, etc?
Rosemary Gonzalez 6 years ago
I save loads of money working at home, I was driving an hour to and from work every day and a lot of miles on my car.
Matthew Hyder 6 years ago
Working at home seems nice, I wish I knew how to do that. :( Offices seem clean though...
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