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March 28, 2008 by Rich Whittle | 1 Comment

Times Daily:

Ever since I gave up the corporate life a few weeks ago and left the land of cubicles, memos and staff meetings, I’ve realized why we created those things in the first place: Working at home is hard.

Believe me, before I left the office to be a freelance writer, I spent many hours daydreaming about being my own boss and doing my own work in my own time in the peace and quiet of my own house. (Of course, I didn’t daydream about leaving work while I was actually at work. That would be wrong.)

But the reality is a bit different from my fantasies.

For one thing, I’m beginning to think that my former corner cubicle in the out-of-the-way and down-the-hall office I shared with two other people was much quieter and more peaceful – and for that I blame our four cats.

When I first started hanging around the house instead of rushing out in the morning, they naturally were suspicious that my continuing presence would limit their secret cat behavior – or whatever cats do when we’re not around. Call China and order pizza is what I’m thinking, although I have no evidence of that.

Now, after a few weeks, the cats realize, of course, that I’m home solely for their amusement. They have me playing all sorts of games, such as “What’s On the Other Side of This Door?” “Now I Want To See What Was On the Other Side of the Door When I Was There A Minute Ago” and the ever-popular “Why Did You Think That I Wanted To Be On This Side of the Door, You Clueless Human, You?” Endless entertainment.

For another thing, when you work at home it’s hard to find time to actually be at home.

Photo by OLD SKOOL Cora.

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