“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”
Virginia Woolf
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer inadvertently sparked a national debate about work-at-home arrangements after her recent decision to end telecommuting at Yahoo. Oddly, it’s not a debate I’m personally part of anymore, no longer being an employee or manager in the corporate world. My home office is preferable now. My work is flexible, family-friendly and devoid of time-wasters like donuts and office politics. Oh, it’s also exactly my style (see a corner of my office in the pic) and doesn’t have those weird fabric-covered cube walls.
Of course, some people aren’t cut out for the home office whether they’re self-employed or an employee. But I don’t think Mayer’s move is the wave of the future. It’s old fashioned. I can be productive in a room of my own – no lanyard key card ID required.
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