When a Family Pays for the Home Office

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July 23, 2006 by Dane Carlson | 3 Comments

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I’m on the verge of losing access to my home office. So says my wife, Amy.

She walked into my office the other day to find me sitting at my desk, as usual, and made this promise: “The next time you’re off on a business trip, I’m putting a lock on this door and I’m keeping the only key. You’ll only be allowed in here when I let you in.”

She was serious.

The problem, as she sees it: This happened at 8 p.m., a time of night when most people are home with their families — but a time when I am routinely at my desk. That frustrates Amy, who has been dogging me for months to better separate work and family. I’ve tried, but not very successfully. Amy has reached the point where she’s ready to impose her own solution: the door lock.

So, after nearly two years working from home, I’m finally confronting what might be the biggest challenge home-office workers face: learning to separate the office from the home.