Working From Home
I have a weekly D&D game on Thursday nights that starts at 7 PM. If I go into the office, I don’t get out of there until 6, then I have to pick up my wife, drop off my carpooling buddy, head home, gather my shit, and then head to the game. It puts me at the game sometime around 7:45 to 8:00. I’m running the game now, so I can’t be an hour late anymore.
I asked my boss if it would be ok if I worked from home every Thursday. He didn’t have a problem with it at all. I have to jump through a few hoops to do it, but they are reasonable, and I don’t mind doing it. I have to report to him on Wednesday to tell him everything that I plan on doing on Thursday while at home. Then, at the end of Thursday, I have to send him an email telling him everything that I accomplished. If I miss an item on my list, I have to tell him why I didn’t get to it, or didn’t finish it.
It’s a good oversight to have on his part. Other departments had work from home privileges that were revoked because of abuse. His policy helps prevent that abuse, and will help us maintain the ability to work from home one day a week. I enjoy having that option, and I will do everything that I can to make sure that I continue to have that option.
I’m just glad that I have a cool enough boss to let me work from home because of D&D.
