Working From Home!!

This concept looks interesting and exciting right?? Yah.. for me too..!! When I was told - "Vijay, you might have to work from home..!!" That sounded really interesting.. for the first time. I need not go to office. Need not iron fresh pairs of clothes every other day. Need not take bath early in the morning. The list goes on...!!

( I am placed in USA, Florida, the sunshine state on behalf of my company and working for a gaint client. Its been 5 motnhs that I came to US and a month, been working from home.)

As days started rolling, I feel like, prisoned. Yes. Literally. I do not have an office to go. I do not have colleagues. I do not have social contacts. I do not even got people to speak to. I am all alone. I am married to my laptop and dating her sister, my celphone.

I share an aprtment with two other guys, who work in different places. By the time I wake up, they are already left for work. My offshore team wakes me up with their sweet (Is it??) wakeup call. Thats the way I sart my day with my celphone. Then switch on my laptop, start checking mails, discussing with offshore. Depending on these, need to write to cleint or call him on need basis. Get clarifications or inputs and put them to offshore. This is what I do.

So, from an Analyst now I have become.. a mediator. (Yes that is true, but there should be another blog for that) . Working from home is really a nice concept, when you are with your family, friends and the near and dear ones with you. if you are all alone, its hell. Some times, I debate in my self, do I really need to lead such a life?? mmmm... I have to. Because of so many personal commitments and responsibilities.

These MNCs in India as well started this concept these days. It is like in a week a day or two one can work from home. That is really cool right. You have additional time gain escaping the long hour travel to office and traffic. Stay at home, spend some additional time with your family. Nice idea.

Any ways, work from home concet has its own advantages and disadvantages, depending on one's situation. With the increasing band width of internet and all the traffic, Work from home might becme very normal in the near future.

But as far as I concernced, love to work among people, be in a lively environment called office.. work filled with fun... Hope, I would again get the back to that kind of environment again..!!