That $30 a month coworking membership finally clicked for me after 6 months of working from my kitchen table

I kept thinking I was saving money by just working from home. But between my kid's zoom classes bleeding into my calls and the fridge constantly calling my name, I was getting maybe 3 hours of real work done a day. Finally caved and got a basic desk at a space near my house in Portland. First week I billed 10 more hours than usual. That paid for 3 months of the membership. Anyone else find their home setup was secretly costing them more than they thought?

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nancyramirez6d ago

Buying a cheap white noise machine for my door fixed the kid noise issue for me.

schmidt.iris5d ago

Question whether it's really that serious. I mean 3 hours a day sounds like a whole lot of nothing getting done. Maybe you just needed better noise cancelling headphones and a locked door.

juliaa655d ago

Oh yeah, totally. Noise cancelling headphones for the win because nothing says 'productivity' like pretending your kids don't exist for three hours a day. Maybe I should just tape a 'do not disturb' sign to my forehead and call it a day.