tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post1020690541425687176..comments2023-06-13T06:17:50.123-07:00Comments on The Mirror Magazine: Typing, One-Handed, and Hoping the Baby Doesn't CryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-7766456451603299252014-02-21T18:27:18.696-08:002014-02-21T18:27:18.696-08:00^ That should say "alone" not "alon...^ That should say "alone" not "along"... eek! It's Friday, that's my excuse!Lieslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568652187821916186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-57888256809691160852014-02-21T18:26:39.078-08:002014-02-21T18:26:39.078-08:00Interesting post! I guess I am on the opposite end...Interesting post! I guess I am on the opposite end of the spectrum right now - I'm a single woman who lives along, and while I have the option to work from home (and actually move closer to family and never have to report to the office), I choose to work in the office because I cannot imagine sitting in my home office all day - alone - and then finishing up work for the day and sitting on my couch all night - alone. I need my people time! So for now, I think that going into the office is cooler than working at home. Now, if some lad wanted to sweep me off my feet and start a family with me? I'd high-tail it out of that office and work from home in a heartbeat if it meant being able to devote more time to my family. So maybe my views will change in the future if/when I get married and have kiddos!Lieslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568652187821916186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-43153102155382253572014-02-06T18:13:38.241-08:002014-02-06T18:13:38.241-08:00There's no question I could get more done with...There's no question I could get more done without kids. But I also work evenings and weekends, and consider myself high-output. I like how my workplace structures our contracts: It clearly specifies what I am required to do in exchange for my pay. If I'm fast or slow, still the same pay as long as it all gets done by deadline. <br /><br />I realize this wouldn't work for every job. Joy Pullmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493274179206594754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-55306107211104660892014-02-06T18:06:19.273-08:002014-02-06T18:06:19.273-08:00Joy, I'm going to be teaching history online i...Joy, I'm going to be teaching history online in the fall, and I'm already practicing my "home office" time. During class, I won't have a baby on me, but I'll certainly have her close by (hello, nap time!). I really hope we can contribute to the discussion of women in the workplace!<br /><br />However, I fully acknowledge that not all women have this option, nor are they cut out for it. My Dad lets a few of his lady workers do their job from home, and he says he notices a difference in their productivity levels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845051786114528609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-91883643837581090962014-02-06T10:42:24.237-08:002014-02-06T10:42:24.237-08:00Thanks! I hope that talking openly about this help...Thanks! I hope that talking openly about this helps change more attitudes to be like ours. Joy Pullmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493274179206594754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-90953934366453087902014-02-06T08:56:29.188-08:002014-02-06T08:56:29.188-08:00Joy, I think your plan is cool. I taught piano les...Joy, I think your plan is cool. I taught piano lessons from home with children all around, including a nursing baby. She would fall asleep nursing, and I'd lay her on a blanket on the floor by the piano. Today she's a music major. I also home-schooled my kids' piano lessons so I didn't have to haul them all out to a piano teacher and pay her for something I could do myself. Hats off to you!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642869816387208021noreply@blogger.com