tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post1212713629851640206..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: I’ve Lost my Will to WorkPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-59118960911285230532010-01-27T04:39:06.820-08:002010-01-27T04:39:06.820-08:00I'm answering your question with a question, w...I'm answering your question with a question, which is always a debacle. Why aren't we listening to our happy Ipod music at work and doing a chair jig with a little toe tapping under the desk? Is that not allowed? Is someone there to actually monitor that? If so ... I sing "the bird the bird the bird is the word!"SweetPeaSurryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193034370248526025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-45647645110947800082010-01-26T23:49:35.467-08:002010-01-26T23:49:35.467-08:00This is why no one sits by you. After I read that ...This is why no one sits by you. After I read that I wanted to immediately post my resume, get an office job, show up the first day only to JUMP FROM THE HIGHEST WINDOW IN THE BUILDING. I could never work where I didn't have total control over my own destiny. Teaching is great for that. Of course now I don't need to work at all so I am sure you pretty much hate me too now. So we are even. Spazz.Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58131699054395480202010-01-26T23:05:53.015-08:002010-01-26T23:05:53.015-08:00The problem dear Pearl is that you took Christmas ...The problem dear Pearl is that you took Christmas holidays... If you hadn't taken that time off it would never have occurred to you what it was that you were missing. The only thing I can suggest is to continue working non stop till 65...or till you drop dead at work. (it's working for me)Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-37721684811100943952010-01-26T22:29:57.773-08:002010-01-26T22:29:57.773-08:00I hear you Pearl. I loved working at home but it ...I hear you Pearl. I loved working at home but it can get very lonely. <br /><br />Maybe you need to redecorate your desk ;-)<br /><br />xoJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-41155356402241917582010-01-26T22:06:05.292-08:002010-01-26T22:06:05.292-08:00Have you gotten a new boss yet? You mentioned that...Have you gotten a new boss yet? You mentioned that the one you'd worked with for a long time was leaving. <br /><br />I'm a major introvert and I need to concentrate for my work-related writing, so I'm happy when the office is almost empty, and I also love to work at home. But everybody's different. <br /><br />Look around....Who knows what possibilities are out there?Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-11689937794663360312010-01-26T18:37:12.542-08:002010-01-26T18:37:12.542-08:00Don't fret. It happens to everybody; mother na...Don't fret. It happens to everybody; mother nature's way of conserving energy for a while. Your mojo will return when you least expect it. Or, when you need to get your act together and show them that you're worth a promotion.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-85774285389752786732010-01-26T18:36:52.297-08:002010-01-26T18:36:52.297-08:00I've worked at home in various capacities for ...I've worked at home in various capacities for practically my entire (and lengthy) life. And yes, there are those days (today was one of them) that are exactly as you describe right down to the unbrushed hair. But it was raining today. Most days, I work in the morning. Head out a noon to play a little and arrive back about 3:00 to finish up. The flexibility works for me. But you are clearly more of a people person than I am, dear Pearl.Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-9901950515300984932010-01-26T17:21:25.598-08:002010-01-26T17:21:25.598-08:00The problem with work at home (and I do too much o...The problem with work at home (and I do too much of it from there) is that it never leaves you... I am needing a sabbatical!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39560969551551460422010-01-26T17:10:15.940-08:002010-01-26T17:10:15.940-08:00i would love to be working full time...i would love to be working full time...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52342256474302337082010-01-26T16:46:34.656-08:002010-01-26T16:46:34.656-08:00I thought I'd hate working from home for the e...I thought I'd hate working from home for the exact reasons you cited when work set me up with a home office earlier this year, but I'm blessed that my dogs have saved me from the trappings I feared. I get up and get dressed because they go outside first thing and you never know what they'll invent to do that they need to be stopped from doing out there, and they very quickly figured out when quitting time is and practically pull me out of the chair right on the hour. It's harder to work late here than it was at the office!<br /><br />Hey, that's what they should do for you. They should let you have a pet at the office!tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-49635590189004792322010-01-26T15:44:18.977-08:002010-01-26T15:44:18.977-08:00Kindergarten Aide, Pearl! How ' bout it?
Rough...Kindergarten Aide, Pearl! How ' bout it?<br />Roughly the hours you are looking for, a captive audience for endless Liza Bean stories ( they'd love them!), free hot lunch(maybe), and an excuse to play with playdough and beanbags all day!<br /><br />Peace ~ ReneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-78681746776130116362010-01-26T15:41:10.902-08:002010-01-26T15:41:10.902-08:00I work at home when I want to get some serious wri...I work at home when I want to get some serious writing done... I think I'm a little ADHD and get too distracted by everything at work. But if I don't get up and start first thing in the morning, I won't get anything done at all. Hence, I can still be in my pajamas at the end of the day, just like you!http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-4875708755571227202010-01-26T15:03:10.760-08:002010-01-26T15:03:10.760-08:00I like working from home to actually get things do...I like working from home to actually get things done (I get three or four times as much work done as in the office). The problem is that when I'm working from home I'm working. From home. When I'm in the office, once I've clocked on nobody gives a flying fig what I'm doing until I've clocked right off again, so I get more opportunity to move around, socialise, pull faces at people on the bus as it drives past the window, etc.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38354850298801884652010-01-26T14:57:48.354-08:002010-01-26T14:57:48.354-08:00I've been trying to get work from home (having...I've been trying to get work from home (having been one of the "victims of the current economy"), but it does take a whole other form of concentration. Sometimes I just go to a library (the Boston Public Library is a great place to work).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-90432044285388797932010-01-26T14:44:31.245-08:002010-01-26T14:44:31.245-08:00I was in the same predicament... I worked in an of...I was in the same predicament... I worked in an office, when I'd always promised myself I'd never work in an office. Especially one that goes 9-6 with an hour commute (yay traffic) and "can you do me a favor"s at 5:45. <br /><br />Now I'm looking at teaching. Who was I kidding? It's in my blood.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212091388444014494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-12847648400565190572010-01-26T14:27:04.615-08:002010-01-26T14:27:04.615-08:00I would gladly ad my dumdumdums to your humhumhums...I would gladly ad my dumdumdums to your humhumhums...<br /><br />Wait. That sounds like a valentine.Ann Imighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383249597505013239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-17439768272223160102010-01-26T12:59:51.062-08:002010-01-26T12:59:51.062-08:00"Try to pay bills with unpopped popcorn?"..."Try to pay bills with unpopped popcorn?". Now, I should try that!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-25401553894431277092010-01-26T12:51:50.160-08:002010-01-26T12:51:50.160-08:00Sell your neighbor's blood, the ones that anno...Sell your neighbor's blood, the ones that annoy you. They'll be too weak to bother you and you'll have an income.<br />I've been home for several months. I could probably work from home. I would be like you, always at work. At all hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-1825682808682411872010-01-26T11:26:14.995-08:002010-01-26T11:26:14.995-08:00Wendy is going through the same feelings right now...Wendy is going through the same feelings right now. I, ahem, work from home. I don't know what to suggest. Both have advantages and disadvantages. I do go into an office once a week or so to counsel clients. I like it because I get to hang out with the kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-37576731903293063122010-01-26T10:25:28.792-08:002010-01-26T10:25:28.792-08:00I understand your 'blahs'! I am a preschoo...I understand your 'blahs'! I am a preschool teacher! and I love my job! BUT they are all 3 and under! then I come home to my own three...all pre-teeny..and I imagine an 'office' job! the glamour of dressing up ,all the grown up girl time, the talk over the water cooler, the cute salesman flirting with me! *sigh* and yet, its seems that office jobs may just not be all that!!:) hope your blahs pass soon!!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680221201312100448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-43331134879310719762010-01-26T10:01:10.348-08:002010-01-26T10:01:10.348-08:00Being that I work in a lab...the working from home...Being that I work in a lab...the working from home thing isn't an option.<br /><br />So, I'm there with you. You and me, Pearl, still hanging out at "work", slogging through the day.MJenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-84489170363848100372010-01-26T09:32:48.247-08:002010-01-26T09:32:48.247-08:00O.K. that was slightly flippant.O.K. that was slightly flippant.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-75877284913121590572010-01-26T09:32:10.943-08:002010-01-26T09:32:10.943-08:00I always liked bar work.I always liked bar work.Molly Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322262170382594290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8908766131971644692010-01-26T09:21:05.848-08:002010-01-26T09:21:05.848-08:00For you? The answer is simple...
go on the road Co...For you? The answer is simple...<br />go on the road Comedy Act <br />or<br />write a book.<br />Shit your are way funnier than Erma B and she did it!!!!!! Go PEARL!!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-68069503488764255642010-01-26T09:04:55.562-08:002010-01-26T09:04:55.562-08:00From what I've heard from those who do work at...From what I've heard from those who do work at home, you have to treat it as though you were going into the office. You should get cleaned up and dressed, at least casually, and then designate certain times for your working and stick to it. At the end of that time...say its 4 pm....then you stop, just like the office. I'm afraid I would be prone to working more if I worked from home as I can't stand unfinished projects. The best part about working from home, I think, would be the fact that you don't have to get out in a blizzard and drive and then after work, scrape ice and snow off your car. Plus, I know I'd be tempted to sleep in every morning....probably until 10. But yes...the winter BLAHS do have a lot to do with how you're feeling. Everyone I talk to feels the same way right now...and so do I. Hang in there, Spring is coming!Golden To Silver Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585559845728927540noreply@blogger.com