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Since countries began to actively fight the spread of coronavirus what now seems like ages ago, more and more people who are fortunate enough to have jobs that can be done remotely have started working from home.

But this arrangement comes with its own set of challenges, such as additional distractions, not being able to unplug, or... your significant other!

Don't get me wrong, it's fun to have an impromptu mid-morning coffee date in the kitchen. Maybe even a quickie. But as cohabiting couples will tell you, working from home together has its ups and downs.

To paint you an accurate picture of what it looks like, we at Bored Panda put together a list of tweets from people who have first-hand experience. Enjoy!

#1

Working From Home

andrew_noakes Report

DUN DUN
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope she's receiving her fair share of treats too

John Dilligaf
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

all you people replying that "you could just text" Why would you want a text instead of this good gurl coming in for pets and treats?

Mewton’s Third Paw
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3 years ago

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We aren’t saying we don’t want the dog thing. We are saying the couple didn’t have to lie and pretend it was a solution to yelling. It’s a perfectly fun and cute thing to do in its own right, there was no need to pretend it was a solution though.

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glowworm2
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is adorable. Give her all the treats!

April
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grew up with my grandma one house over but it was a bit of a walk since we were in the country. If either household needed an item from the other, it would be put into a bag and my grandma's Doberman would fetch or deliver it. He was so proud of himself!

Hannah Williams
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is a good girl and very beautiful too 💕

Lydia Dean-Melchior
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lydia deserves her special treats too. Such a good girl!

Ryan Chrz
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's easy to type behind a keyboard and say whatever you want to a complete stranger, but seriously everything doesn't have to be up for debate. The dog is cute, maybe the couple wants to interact outside of texting and the dog gets a little cardio win-win. Otherwise they'd just be texting and the pooch would be laying around somewhere doing nothing. Chill

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To better understand the authors of these tweets, we contacted Becca & Dan, an NYC-based couple who work remotely and run the blog Halfhalftravel. After having traveled the world working from their laptops, now they are sharing plenty of useful remote work tips and tricks and have extensively covered what they believe are The Best Ways to Work From Home With Your Partner.

"Some of the biggest challenges couples face when working from home are being each other's roommate, coworking buddy and romantic partner, all at the same time," Becca & Dan told Bored Panda. "Were couples supposed to have all these obligations to each other? The main challenge is fulfilling all these roles in a relationship and adding in the professional aspect of overhearing each other's meetings and being near or in each other's working environments constantly."

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    #2

    Working From Home

    EliMcCann Report

    Brandy P
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally had the same thing happened. I've never laughed so hard!

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Give the man some points for trying.

    Buren
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds like fun meeting

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that was much more interesting!!

    Thomson StClair
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why you turn on a virtual background

    Jessica Macklemoore
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people have no idea how lucky they are. I'd give ANYTHING to 1) have a job that paid enough 2 live on 2)have a job I could do from home 3) have the kind of job I wasnt embarassed about 4) have a partner at all 5) have been in love with someone who loved me back at 1 point enuff 2 get married and still care enough about not 2 get divorced 6) know that all my childhood dreams and potential werent completely wasted and ruined by a life time of mental illness and suffering which when stable, is only cuz of meds that mess with ur mind & memory so much that u lose a good 30 IQ points, have zero ability 2 understand or accomplish the kind of work u flew thru in 8th grade and where u once lived a life of a gifted child u now struggle 2 not get fired doin data entry/admin work, all ur coworkers think ur slow in the head and literally laugh and dont believe you when u tell them ur SAT score & IQ.

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    #3

    Working From Home

    Social_Mime Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 8 years old daughter makes a point of running into my office during Zoom calls and saying Hi to all my coworkers

    Chris M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of my coworkers' children like to join meetings. They're always welcome.

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    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If nothing works you can use a crate too

    Cheryl Honick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our little dog I swear does not bark until I'm on the phone with the zoom call with my boss

    glowworm2
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dog I understand, but what's the husband's excuse?

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    Some of the practical advice that Becca & Dan provide in their article for couples who want to preserve their bond while working from home include deciding on the most ideal time to wake up, talking about the morning work-from-home routine, choosing to take breaks together, for a stretch or a walk, and speaking of sounds, and getting noise-canceling headphones.

    "To avoid the relationship getting hostile (if it got hostile!), set boundaries. Communicate," they highlighted. "Set hours for the usage of different areas of the home office(s) and give solid reasoning as to why one person needs something and the other should take a turn afterward. But also, have fun! Eat meals together, plan break times, start the day together with coffee, and communicate about when work should end for the day."

    #4

    Working From Home

    RodLacroix Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be way higher. Women do have gifts.

    Sarah Moeding
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You make that sound as if that's not an obvious given.

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    UncleRussian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just hope she doesn't accidentally do that when you're on a zoom call 😂 😂

    Shalini Pabreja
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then it would be a gift well shared I guess 😉

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    Cass Malone
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kind of thing I'd do for my man if he had to work from home. I do that all the time 🤣

    Nicki
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same! I usually do a little funny dance at the same time to make him laugh 😂

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    Jessica Randall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had my crush-worthy housemate do this while I was taking a call - a customer service call... for an electric company... at the onset of COVID... from a customer looking for hardship assistance with billing... Let's just say my brain had to do a quick reboot before I could go any further with the call 😳

    K Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was a trend on Tik Tok for a while. People would film their spouses reactions, it was so funny

    Dre Mosley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “It’s lunchtime. Food or a nooner?”

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    #5

    Working From Home

    mollytolsky Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is brilliant!!! I'm totally adopting this and I'm not giving it up even when return to the office.

    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This works even better if the couple work in uiversity admin - "We can't fire her, she's got tenure"

    Heather Vandegrift
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just blame the dog. She's too cute to get mad at about it

    Julie Atwood
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too! And I rotate dogs because I have four: Lucy must have left a plate in the living room again; Barrett got distracted while folding laundry; It was Zelda's turn to unload the dishwasher; Roxy forgot to take the trash out. It works brilliantly, except for the dogs not having thumbs part.

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    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to invent an imaginary HR to fire her!

    Grant Caldwell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a good way to shirk responsibility.

    Izzy Curer
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    3 years ago

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    Cheryl Honick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey my name is Cheryl maybe it's me LOL

    Ashley Pitre
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually a really great idea!

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    #6

    Working From Home

    thedadvocate01 Report

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least the one that crawled was wearing underwear,

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    BorPand8
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is anyone else seeing boobs on Bigfoot?

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know, if they do exist, they can't just be males...

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    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cripes, Honey! Couldn’t you at least shave first?

    Julie Atwood
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤣 Clearly he's been home TOO long.

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    Grace Walsh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me introduce you to my mother

    LONECOOLMAN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except he is not scratching something that dare not be scratched in mixed company. lol

    Dori Weishaar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Big (foot) hands... Big (foot) feet... 😏just saying...

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    As Mara Olekalns and Jessica A. Kennedy wrote in Harvard Business Review, it's important to remember that conflicts around the roles that Becca & Dan previously mentioned are amplified; tensions between work and family roles escalate in the absence of clear physical demarcation between work and home.

    "In close relationships such as domestic partnerships, we tend to place greater emphasis on protecting our relationship than on getting our needs met," Olekalns and Kennedy explained. "We then avoid issues that should be tackled directly, or we capitulate before reaching optimal agreements. The cost of the subsequent lopsided outcome can be resentment that further fuels conflict."

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    #7

    Working From Home

    PinkCamoTO Report

    Saysay_2016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheryl must have used the microwave again...

    Brandie Egan
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And please don't burn the popcorn

    Sean Simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Your mother doesn’t live here, clean up after yourself!”

    Adrienne Doyle
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One break area at my job has a sign "Please clean up after yourself, the kitchen fairy is on vacation."

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    Cecy Nay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, get off your high horse, richy.

    Rat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yay passive aggression always works! See?

    That Girl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never eaten fish and don't know much about it and even I question the sanity of someone who would microwave and then eat a fish. Yuck.

    #8

    Working From Home

    pelentini Report

    Beeps
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s so weird, I’ve been accused of noisy typing, too. Anybody else?

    Heather Vandegrift
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I deliberately bought a loud mechanical keyboard so it makes sound, because I work for a call center and use a sound suppressing microphone, so when I'm typing on a regular keyboard, customers think the call dropped, and I'm not good at typing and talking at the same time. The loud keyboard makes sure they know in still there without having to speak!

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    Batwench
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I type heavily and make a noise. I blame the fact that I learnt to type on an (school) typewriter when you had to.

    Marianne
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have a colleague who typed so intensely that my table was shaking whenever she wrote something (tables were adjacent).

    Patti Vance
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i used to type up all the results of our client's tests for their counselors. it was a task that they normally do themselves but, due to having surgery i wasn't supposed to be moving around too much afterwards. after doing this for about a week i was told that i typed too fast and the noise bothered them. wtf? is it my fault that i learned to touch type and they used the biblical method - seek and ye shall find the right key? instead of slowing down to minimize their issue i made sure i typed up as many as i could each day.

    Marion L
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You think keyboards are loud. I learned to type on a typewriter (the one where the letters were on a "spinning ball.") And it "dinged" when it got to the end of a line and "zzzzzipped" back to the front of the line. (Back in my day!) Meanwhile, nowadays, I can't stand the relatively quiet clacking of a keyboard. I love phones and tablets. Shhhhh.

    LONECOOLMAN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how can you not type noisily?? lol I refuse to accept that accusation!

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can be very very annoying indeed but how can you type without noise? My pet peeve that i found out in quarantine is the noises during eating! I don't have misophonia there's just no patience left

    Zaza
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a loud typer, but there are different degrees of loudness in typing/keyboards. Regular typing on a "soft" keyboard can be heard, but it's just background noise. Then there's regular typing on a louder keyboard. Some just make more noise than others. I can type quietly, sort of. Or in a normal way, that's a bit louder. Or really fast, louder still. Or when agitated I really hit the keys. Not slamming, but there's a big difference. So different keyboards and different ways of typing make all sorts of noise combinations. Not saying anyone should type without noise, but loud typing on a loud keyboard is definitely a bother (coming from someone who typs loud on a loud keyboard)

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    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know what she got for Christmas

    Beachbum
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Angry typing, I had to work with a woman that did this, and it is obnixous! Every now and then, I would be like is everything okay? You are killing your keyboard one stroke at a time

    Lori Everard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you got a real manual typewriter? If not, borrow one and let him really hear what 50 hangry woodpeckers sound like.

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    #9

    Working From Home

    felicityward Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CEO: Note to self: Don't let this man go. Happy husband, productive worker.

    Tom Bolton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not necessarily. Some folks with unhappy home lives are all the more productive at work, either because they relish the time away from family or because their dedication to their work is precisely what's made their families miserable.

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    DUN DUN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The emoji at the last..it's perfect

    Buck Up
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Employers like to see a healthy marriage..

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good employers like that! Bad ones don't care

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    Ausrine Ciapaite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a big chance the CEO didn't even notice this as (s)he might have been busy playing cards on his laptop.

    Lizz R
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His fault for not giving you the heads up :p

    BigOrangeTractor
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    3 years ago

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    And that's why when someone is working from home you leave them the f**k alone.

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    So don't avoid the issues. Address small frustrations and annoyances as soon as they occur. Problems that are ignored grow and emotions that are suppressed intensify.

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    "If your partner's loud typing disrupts your work, talk about it before you break the keyboard," Olekalns and Kennedy said. "Individuals who treat adversities large and small as transformational opportunities are happier and healthier, and couples who reframe these moments as opportunities to share and better understand each other’s needs emerge with stronger relationships."

    As with many things in a relationship, being able to talk through your issues and finding ways to adjust together is key!

    #10

    Working From Home

    XplodingUnicorn Report

    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blanket forts are the working-from-home cubicle.

    Amy Stone-Chandler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man I love a good blanket fort. I'm 45

    MJ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont think we every really grow out of the coolness of a blanket fort or why a single balloon is so much fun. 😏

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    MJ
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely no meetings outside the blanket fort. We have to keep our home life and professional life separate - which means having morning home-meetings safely inside the blanket fort.

    Kellie Brown
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a pinstriped blanket. That counts! 😄

    Crystal Coker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're wearing appropriate business casual attire, I don't see am issue of conducting business inside the blanket fort.

    Lori Everard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blanket forts are on the list for equipping a home office and lending that professional air one must maintain in order to accomplish quality work on a timely basis.

    SweetsEve
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only of she builds the blanket fort break room.

    Janet L
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a brilliant husband! I want a fort too

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    #11

    Working From Home

    tryptofantastic Report

    NsG
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha ha ha! My hubby IS the office IT support for his job, so my WFH experience, as far as technology goes, has been a dream!

    Julia Mckinney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you tried "percussive manual maintenance"? (I.E. hitting the wi-fi router with your fist)

    Nicki
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yup...I gonna steal this saying, thank you! 😁

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    Nicki
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤣 When I need help with my computer or WiFi I literally yell up the stairs, "TECH SUPPORT!!". My kids get a kick out of it every time 😋

    Mike Crow
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was still in the navy, the it guys on the ship used to tell stupid people it was an “ID ten T” error

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    #12

    Working From Home

    AdrienneNakohl Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just described 75% of office workers

    ForgotMyPWSendHelp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, this is my workplace. I hate Zoom meetings so much, I always look for ways to avoid them if I can. And if I can get away with having the mic and camera off, they will be off!

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    Dre Mosley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We actually have a 90 minute, team wide “Meeting Free” block on everyone’s calendar where no meetings are allowed to be scheduled.

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put up a poster about how meetings were a waste of time. It very quickly got torn down and HR kept staring at me as I walked past! See below.

    Gerard Neaux
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Middle managers overly thrive on meetings. Or should we call them meddling managers?

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    Gogubaci
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is basically a modern IT job

    Ashlea Saunders
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha this is literally my job. I'm a field rep for an automotive company and my whole work is preparing for meetings with the different sites I look after, having the meeting, having another meeting with my boss about how the meeting went and then on to preparing for the next meeting.

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    #13

    Working From Home

    CyrusMMcQueen Report

    BigOrangeTractor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very common saying in the UK. The sister of, 'X couldn't find his own a**e with both hands and an atlas.'

    les
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    theres also if brains were dynamite they couldn't blow their nose

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    Jarrod Nichols
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite is "I've seen better organized poo flinging fights at the monkey cage in the zoo."

    Janina Prado
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm laughing so hard at this, that my legs are shaking - which woke up my cat. I'm still laughing because the visual is hilarious, and now Betty (my cat) is just glaring at me. I'm telling her it's your fault.

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    K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Ireland it's couldn't tell his a**e from his elbow.

    Lori Everard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cyrus, I think I'm going to need a primer containing more of those Scottish sayings. You have my rapt attention, laddie.

    A Head
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Texas it's "Couldn't pour p*ss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel".

    Philly Bob Squires
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If ya had brains, they'd roll around inside yer head like a BB in a boxcar...

    Rat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is OPs wife the only British person they've ever met..? That is not specifically a Scottish thing at all. Don't get me wrong, all UK countries have separate cultures and sayings, that just isn't one of them.

    AngelWolfe
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That saying isn't specific to Scotland, to my knowledge its common through the whole of the UK (I have been born/raised in the South-West of England and been hearing this all my life . . . I'm almost 50)

    Debbie Hunter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Couldn't run a menage is a great Scottish expression for incompetence. Explanation here https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/glasgow-social-history-menage-minodge-17524599

    Carolee Samuda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one who read that in an attempted Scottish accent?

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    #14

    Working From Home

    Faux_Ma Report

    Myra Perez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Mexico... Also I've already seen people running to catch the street sellers, usually bread and corn lol

    zoponex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm SO glad I retired from teaching before all this.

    Melissa J
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son's remote 2nd grade class had peep shows consisting of mom's or dad's getting ready for work and disrobing b4 our very eyes. 🙈

    #15

    Working From Home

    bronactitley Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, I was expecting the usual "let us circle back" and "scalable solution"

    DUN DUN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm...the last phrase?....👀

    zoponex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And "utilize", which people constantly use in place of use because they thinking sounds smart.

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    #16

    Working From Home

    kierstenwhite Report

    Orange is aging
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I just say I love your floors?

    Dillon Brown
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll allow it, yes. But my floors are awful, the ones in this picture are much better

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    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweatpants was the trend for two years now! Say hello to 2022 trend!! Blankets!!

    Sportsgal
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget no bras for the ladies with neck up video on...lol.

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    SweetsEve
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The gray blanket, because hands must stay warm!

    Crystil Murch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why humans have moved away from wearing robe-style garments at all times. What could be more comfy? This man has got the right idea.

    Tee Witt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cheaper to replace than work suits

    Sean Simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s like he’s in a blanket kimono.

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    #17

    Working From Home

    supergrrl7 Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100%. If you schedule any meetings before 9am, between 12pm and 1pm or after 5:30pm you are a total a*hole.

    Joe Reaves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends whether everyone is in the same timezone or not.

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    Kai David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At 7:15, all the kinderla are out of the house on their way to school, since we're all wide awake, might as well get it over with while it's quiet.

    Karin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my world, he meets ALONE.

    Amy Stone-Chandler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well wait...will the call be with people in a different time zone? Then, that's his problem to get his own butt situated for it lol

    Tim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes, I have conference calls with participants from California and Germany. That's a 9-hour spread. Someone is calling in outside normal working hours, there's no way around it.

    Tom Bolton
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    Good idea, 1st thing in the morning means a meeting might actual be productive, instead of a bunch of half-assed jokes and banter that drags for 2 hours.

    SweetsEve
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    7:30 isn't first thing in the morning. It's barley awake.

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    #18

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    JanetSKWatson Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they will last one day maximum

    rspanther
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like he didn't buy enough to share.

    Philly Bob Squires
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I walked in with a 72 piece box of Cella's Liquid center Cherries...

    K Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only the necessities then. XD

    Julie Atwood
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ooh, I LOVE those. What did he get for himself? 🤣

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    #19

    Working From Home

    XplodingUnicorn Report

    Kristy Nelson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely needs a write up at least!

    Katie Mizell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only soul on the planet who doesn't give a damn about the microwaved fish smell? Should I be calling scientists to study me?

    Julie Atwood
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. And have your sinuses checked out, because that smell is AWFUL.

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    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess she misses office.

    Amy Stone-Chandler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't microwave any food. YUCK. Ruin good fish be nuking it and tormenting others

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    #20

    Funny-Working-From-Home-Partners-Tweets

    Ziggysera Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your husband's butt cheeks are very sore by now but I bet he still has a smile on his face.

    MJ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    4 thru 6 definitely clinch the “finest of the finest” award 😉

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    #21

    Working From Home

    lucyliz Report

    DUN DUN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is very adorable actually

    Brittney Lee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No that's the new supervisor to micro manage!

    Patricia Bryan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Different altogether if she meant YOU.....

    Marlo Stanly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I HAVE A LIL STINKY TOO!. (aka Jules) HER IS A MALSHI THOUGH. and she doesnt really stink (:

    Cecy Nay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dog's nickname is Lil Nasty

    #22

    Working From Home

    arishapiro Report

    Kai David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call my husband puppies. I constantly say puppies quiet. Puppies out. Puppies no. Puppies I'm working. My coworkers sent me a gift basket full of dog treats and toys and they want to see my puppies on zoomcalls. 🤗

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, now you’re committed, so it’s time to adopt some puppies. Maybe some kittens too—-the kid who will sleep on your desk and pop up to say hello on Zoom calls.

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    Butterfly McQueen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a team meeting every Wednesday. If a pet wanders in, it is mandatory to show said pet on camera.

    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ll never accept the “your dog” to his own husband no matter what excuses you people come up with! Unacceptable! 😤

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    There are at least 3 things wrong with that statement

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Help me out, what are the three things? Ari Shapiro has been married to Michael Gottleib since 2004, they have an English Pointer named Bruce, and he interviewed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the product of that interview was published mere hours after the tweet was made: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039799959/nato-secretary-general-on-this-years-united-nations-general-assembly

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    #23

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    sarahcpr Report

    NsG
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this is meant to be a joke, but in all seriousness, maintaining my going-in-to-the-office routine has been critical for maintaining my mental health through all of this. It was a sliver of normality - I've now been out of my normal office for 21 months - I haven't even been near the building. I've forgotten what's in my desk drawers - I miss my stapler.

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did the work in my pjs thing for a while but then I felt better wearing actual clothes. But these days I have a happy medium where I put on a y shirt and my lounge wear.

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pajamas yes. Hate himself?!? Maybe only for not realizing sooner that pajamas are great.

    Yurie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have been working from home my entire career (11 years) and a start-work routine as well as a wrap-up is very important

    Jessica Tolar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am wfh. I have "office pjs" and "sleeping pjs" and they do not mix.

    Janet C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The post is funny but it actually is important to maintain some semblance of a routine.

    Kai David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't train olde dogs new tricks.🙄

    Jenna
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband does this too! I truly don't understand how anyone is comfortable in jeans and a button-up!

    Sordatos
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you hate yourself though?

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    #24

    Working From Home

    copymama Report

    Rocio Palacios
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This Is so true!!! I have always worked from home, and even when challenging it was doable. Last year with schools closed and spouse it was almost impossible! Finally we found a rythm... By the end of the year!

    Nicki
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup! I have been wfh for the last 8 years and it was madness at first with the hubs and my two teen spawn. I remember when it was just me, my cat, and my dog...bliss.

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    Diana Coe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me. I have been self-employed for decades. Now my husband is working from home and when my kid is home from college we are all sharing the second floor together. I have been begging for a door to my office and am now just going to hire a contractor and do it myself.

    ChickyChicky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, this is me. Suddenly everyone was working in my office, even the kids!

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    #25

    Working From Home

    alex_c_lee Report

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that even working in construction might be easier than handling a toddler

    Mewton’s Third Paw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I own a construction company and I would rather lose 100 jobs than spend 10 minutes with a toddler.

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    #26

    Working From Home

    GraceGarde Report

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why people do that. My camera is always pointed straight at my face so noone can even see what I'm wearing, much less my floor

    Urbangirlatl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? And the WALL is behind me, not the entire rest of the room!

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    Jesus Ortiz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife had a zoom meeting with some higher ups. The one in charge of the meeting had her camera off, because she was getting dressed as she was talking. Well, according to my wife, suddenly she heard her shouting "NOOOO" as her cat jumped onto the laptop, and pressed the buttons to enable the camera, and everyone in the meeting got to see the boss in a tank top and panties. The lady was so embarrassed she began to cry. Meeting was adjourned until she was ready.

    Tim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have video conference meetings all the time and I work in the office (so, everyone is dressed appropriately and there are cubicles, conference rooms, isolation pods, etc for meetings. The number of people that have their cams on is maybe 1 out of 10. If you are presenting something, your slides are what shows, not you. I guess I never got why there are so many mishaps, unless some places require you to have your camera working for meetings.

    Theoretical Empiricist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you scoot across the carpet the way the dog did?

    jasper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, people need to learn how to aim their cameras.

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    #27

    Working From Home

    brosandprose Report

    Blackstone
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know your zoom call is getting good when you hear your partner start popping the popcorn.

    Vicky Z
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crawling while eating popcorn might be a challenge

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    Dorothy Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if they bring a small towel over to fan their partner with. Or a spit bucket.

    Ale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wish I could like this more because yesss!! Give me the deets, the tea, the everything! Hahaha

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    #28

    Working From Home

    RodLacroix Report

    The_saffic_dragon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gerard, work on your spelling of preschool words.

    Gerard Neaux
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited)

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    Bit sexist dat, Rodney. Yes let the downvotes rain! BeT yOu ArE tEh LiFe of TeH pArTy AlWaYs tElLiNg MeN fEmIniNe HyStErIA aInT rEaL.

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    #29

    Funny-Working-From-Home-Partners-Tweets

    ugaytsu Report

    FABULOUS1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have been working from home since March 2020 and I go directly to the pajama area when i am out shopping for a new outfit for work.

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most news anchors that sit behind the desk the whole time are wearing comfortable pants.

    Crystil Murch
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they're wearing bottoms. :)

    Ecto Plasm
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh this is super common in news, i cant even count how many times ive been walking on the street and saw a news segment being filmed where the guy was wearing a nice ass suit top with blue jeans or khaki shorts bc you can only see their torso 😂

    Sharon Nicole
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just curious about why you even bother with the one shoe.

    #30

    Working From Home

    motherplaylist Report

    Dorothy Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least one employee is working to start a nest egg.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except that Big Bird is a male bird. He should be dancing around showing off his beautiful plumage.

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    #31

    Working From Home

    david8hughes Report

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She whispers in comic sans.

    bxttery_bxby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the scariest thing I've ever read in my whole life wtf op

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    Kai David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And to think you once knew all the little quirks that annoy you at home; now you learn all the new quirks from work.

    Rachel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just learned that your wife's in-office coworkers hate her.

    Sean Simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would get really old, really fast with me.

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    #32

    Working From Home

    siennamarla Report

    Tolga ÜSTÜN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Node modules? Hahahaha... ehem... Yeah I don't get either

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, those node modules? No, me neither.

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    June
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even programmers understand programmers humor sometimes.

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can relate when I hear my wife's internal audit jokes.

    Jenifer Ray
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm an internal auditor and I'm still chuckling at this. My husband doesn't get any of mine either.

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    Piet Puk
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Node modules are funny when combined with Arlet functions, did he mention them too?

    El muerto
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is one of those, you had to be there moments

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    #33

    Working From Home

    3sunzzz Report

    Buck Up
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like they need a class in "arts appreciation"

    Maureen Laneski
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They hear my son and boyfriend shrieking with laughter, which my headphones prevented me from hearing, and asked me to please mute their joyous sounds. At least they thought my family was wonderful.

    Lola
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a personal problem for them.

    #34

    Working From Home

    saramegan Report

    Kill-Bunny
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I have colleagues whos does that too and the ones who does absolutely nothing with their inbox. And somehow the ones with "clean" and "nicely archived" folders are the ones who constantly has missing emails and documents :D

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe because they’re archiving and deleting without reading, or even looking, first. I delete trash emails, and archive old but important ones.but that’s after looking at them and at least reading enough of each to determine where it should go.

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    Sara Frankart Finn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a coworker who flags for follow up every single email she gets. I watched her do this to one that just said "thanks". That was amazing and horrifying.

    Katie Mizell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to do that when I was working. Nothing ever got deleted, but I had about 11 archive sub-folders to keep everything organized and searchable. My desktop was also minimalist. My coworker asked me if I was a serial killer ha

    g90814
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "mark all read" does wonders.

    Ivy la Sangrienta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's me. I hate having anything in my inbox. Once the issue is sorted I archive or delete.

    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Funny - my 'work email' I would have separate folders and archive things... and my 'inbox' would only have maybe 1 or 2 things in there that were 'do right now and asap' - and that was actually used as an excuse by one of "THOSE" co-workers to loudly comment "Are you not doing any work??? Are you just deleting important things? WHY does your inbox not have anything? ARE YOU NOT DOING ANYTHING?" - of course... this was back in the 'go to the office' days... maaaybe that's one reason I love work from home...

    Loty
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    What does he do when he needs to find some info somebody sent him 6 months ago?

    Rocky Mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I delete what I don't need and archive.. aaccidentally... what I don't need. Lol. I hate clutter. I am not OCD, just understand how to use things correctly, like a delete button.

    Ivy la Sangrienta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I go through my archives periodically and delete stuff that no longer applies.

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    #35

    Working From Home

    DirtyEffinHippy Report

    Nicki
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should be higher! I choked on my coffee! 🤣

    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, forking knock, maybe? It's an office, and they're at work.

    Tim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... you're breaking up... kssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh... *meeting ended*

    Sportsgal
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've got to coordinate meeting times...lol!

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    #36

    Working From Home

    lauralexx Report

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    #37

    Working From Home

    potterashton Report

    #38

    Working From Home

    shawnmicallef Report

    #39

    Working From Home

    VicTafur Report

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    #40

    Working From Home

    rusty_coach Report

    K J
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have stayed for that good tea!

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    #41

    Working From Home

    not_thenanny Report

    Billie Templeton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The people skills on this little one...

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Let me be clear" is the introduction to an explanation why you think a co-worker is an utter asshole so he doesn't get it wrong.

    #42

    Working From Home

    copymama Report

    Kai David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is 5 10, 145lbs. When he walks about the house, whomever I am on zoom with asks if I am experiencing an earthquake.

    Theoretical Empiricist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weight has nothing to do with it. Our CATS sound like a damn stampede!

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    #43

    Working From Home

    alexvtunzelmann Report

    Rebekah
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such is 2020/2021. Peace Friend.

    #44

    Working From Home

    XplodingUnicorn Report

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    #45

    Working From Home

    AnniemuMary Report

    Katherine Dobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the same. I need to gather all the things I'm going to drink and eat at my table before joining zoom, and that makes me late cause I forget stuff to bring and keep going back and forth. I did the same thing at work going back and forth from staff lounge to office to get food and drinks.

    Weim Central
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally get it. Now there are several rooms in which to lose your "favorite" pen!

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    #46

    Working From Home

    MegLegbird Report

    Random Anon
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any work that requires thought and iteration to perfect is like that. It may be something that looks simple as a finished product but the thought and practice, the trial and errors are almost never seen. I have lost count of people telling me to just "whip" something up quickly. No Bill, this ain't Hogwarts and if I'm going to whip something up it's going to be your behind.

    Kimi Tomminello
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So people honestly think art just manifests itself? Artwork takes a lot of time and detail oriented work. My first husband is an artist and he would spend 10- 12 hours just drawing up the concept for a piece of artwork (mixed media- pencil/ acrylic/ oil and digital). Usually took him at least a week of 12 hour days to finish commissioned pieces.

    Loty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also doodle during my meetings. Does that count?

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    3 years ago

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    Nope - life is a line not a circle however it may curve.

    Anonymous
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Humans are really the only species that think time is linear. It's circular for most creatures

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    Jason Lindbeck
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually it means you won't be in your normal workspace/office and might be unavailable.

    Elle O
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Out of pocket", in the American Midwest, means that someone's attitude or actions are outrageous, or unlike the person.

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I have the totinos pizza rolls song stuck in my head 😂😂😂😂

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    Cass Malone
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I talk to inanimate objects too.

    M O'Connell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anthropomorphizing misbehaving objects makes them more difficult to throw out the window.

    Kimi Tomminello
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I, honestly, thought this was normal. Everyone I know does this....

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    James016
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a shame it he had to find out that way 😛

    Mark Howell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alas this will expand to '... per my last text ... ' ;o)

    Loty
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    3 years ago

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    Hate that person

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    AnnaBanana
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I double space because I learned to type on a typewriter and that's just what you did.

    Nathan Rice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I broke myself of the habit, but I don't blame you for keeping it.

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    Dorothy Parker
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the Oxford comma? Get a prenup!

    H Edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No to the double space, but a big yes to the Oxford comma.

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    Mari Bryant
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On my first day on the job, there was a group discussion to find out if I was Team Double-space or Team Single-space. I am Team Double-space, and our Director cheered bc his team count went up. Lol

    Cass Malone
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what you're saying is she does it right.

    Micah
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that not the "correct" way?

    Amanda Nolting
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I double space with both typing and texting. And if I forget, even in a text, I delete correct it. Cause I'm not a heathen.

    Sarah McGowne
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too... I'm old school. My husband just does one space.

    Lori Rommel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's also how I learned it, but it wasn't that hard to unlearn. I recently saw some crime show or other in which they analyzed some text and concluded that the author must have been "an older person" because of the double spaces after the periods. I'm not sure exactly when this changed. Was it just a matter of switching from typewriter to word processor, or did it take awhile? And who decided it, anyway?

    bruce westfall
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you double space after a period, the next word is automatically capitalized. Unless you shut all that stuff off like I usually do.

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    James016
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Volume 2 is called “Don’t come back without cheese.”

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    Kai David
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂in my house it's abandoned mountain dew bottles at various levels of empty.😂😂

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    Weim Central
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope - you have it backwards. ;)

    DuchessDegu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The other way round here, I can't work on a laptop!

    Alexej Dvorak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    jokes on you, the 3 monitors are my private computer that's here to distract me. Work setup is just a laptop.

    Grace Walsh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yess that is literally what my dad has

    Amanda Nolting
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three monitors and a Monster in my home office. I'm not a man lol.

    FailBunny17
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😅 Well I always knew I was a Tomboy...

    Loty
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    3 years ago (edited)

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    Because Priorities.

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is a flight attendant. I bought a flight attendant snack/food trolley and stocked it with my favs so when he is home for 28 days between tours, he doesn't forget how to serve coffee tea me. He was not amused

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    Alexej Dvorak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and this is how you become part of the pandemic breakup statistic.

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    James016
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you found a burrito.

    Dorothy Parker
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the work of The Burrito Fairy. Good friend of The Coffee Cup Fairy.

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    Rose
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    3 years ago

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    *Yin Yang 😉

    Elle O
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The hip hop duo is actually the Ying Yang Twins.

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    Butterfly McQueen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Years ago my son was obsessed with the song It's Raining Men. He'd randomly belt it out in the car, when I was on the phone, in the middle of Target, etc. At least your hubby got to move to the basement 😂😂

    Sharon Nicole
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank a lot! Now I have that song stuck in my head!

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