Dh is going to work out of the house

[angie r]

Brichard is moving his office home. Does anyone have any advice on how to keep the kids away from him? He does have an office with a door. Do any of you have work at home dh's?

[Diane]

My dh worked out of our home for several years before he changed jobs. I was also doing day care out of our home at the same time. His office was downstairs right next to where I was doing my day care... and even with all of that commotion going on around him, it was really never a problem.

Our own children KNEW that daddy was working and they were not to disturbed him... He would come up periodically during his break to talk/play a little bit with them and then he'd go back downstairs to his office. He was always good about staying downstairs and doing his work... and never disturbed me or got in my way. I liked him being here because if our girls had a dr.'s apt. or needed to get picked up early from school because of an illness... or if the dog needed to go to the vet/beauty shop, he was always able to run those errands and not having to answer to anybody for taking the time off. If anything ever came up where he needed to be away from the office during the day... he'd work that night instead. He could flex his hours. He was always there to help, even with the day care... and I liked that.

He really enjoyed having his office at home... he didn't have to dress up in a suit and tie every morning... unless he had an appointment, he saved $$ on gas, mileage on the car... he didn't have to face that long drive in heavy traffic to/from the office every day. We saved $$ on insurance because he was no longer driving those long distances to work. It was nice while it lasted, but now when I think back to it I sometimes wonder how we ever did it. (with the day care AND him here) At the time I absolutely hated it when he got his new job. I really missed him not being home... but now when he takes a day off and is here all day with me, he drives me CRAZY. LOL

I'm sure everything will work out just great for all of you... and I'm sure that he'll just love working out of his home. How soon is this going to happen... right away? Keep us updated as to how it's going.

Diane... :wave:

[AnnW]

Nooooo, don't do it...Danger Will Robinson!!!!!! LOL

No offense, but that is my nightmare! This is MY domain!!!

Make sure his office is a separate space, and that he keeps the door closed with specific instructions that if the door is closed they are not to go in and there are definite consequences if they do, and then follow through.

Good luck.

[KarlaB]

My sister works at home. Her dks are 12, 7, and 3. Although her younger ones go to my mom's for daydare there are times they have been there while she is working - like if she is working late. They know she is working and to be very quiet if they need to go into her office for something. I guess you just need to stress that daddy is working and he'll come out for breaks when he can. I don't know if that would work with my little monkeys though! :newwink: Is Brichard excited about the change? Good luck and let us know how it goes. :)

[Mickey]

It didn't work for us. The family room was right next to the office. Ds is loud and dh could hear him and the t.v. and then ds would knock on the door every chance he got, wanting to see daddy. And if dh came out for coffee or to use the bathroom, ds was right there wanting dh to play. Ds even ran in and answered dh's phone once and he turned of dh's computer one time, too.

It was really hard at first, but I eventually started planning for most of our day to be outside of the house so dh could work in peace.

We now have an office outside our home and it's much better.

Hope it works out for you guys!