What's Your Work-At-Home Style?
Published on October 22, 2014
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Style
It's something many work-at-home folks may not think too much about. And, no, I don't mean that you have to have jeans with someone's name scrawled across your butt.
Coming From The Corporate World
I worked in the corporate world for quite some time and I taught. Keep in mind this was a long time ago when you were expected to dress.
When I first came home to work, in 1993, I was thrilled! No more playing dress-up and slapping on Mommy's makeup every single day. I could just be me. Wrong-O! My productivity shrank to less than zero!
After about two days of feeling totally useless, I decided to get out of my pajamas and go look for another job. I had failed! I got dressed up, sat down at my computer to do something quick and. . . BINGO, BANGO, BOINGO. . . I was working and at a really good clip, too!
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Realizing That I Had Certain Expectations Of Myself
One of those expectations, apparently, was that I needed to get dressed to "go to work." Having my hair done and full makeup on helped a lot, too. I simply could not work in my pjs!!!
This may have something to do with me being raised by a mother who gave you a whopping 10 minutes to get out of your school clothes and into play clothes after school or face the wrath of the wooden spoon!
Fast Forward To Today
Do I still put on a business suit, do my hair and put on makeup? Yes and no. I still can't work in pjs. So I get dressed. It may only be a tee shirt and jeans nowadays, but it's dressed. I still prefer my hair done and my makeup on, but it's no longer absolutely necessary.
I can work in my slippers! But I have to have socks on with them or it doesn't count. LOL
Your Turn
What's YOUR work-at-home style? Can you do the PJ thing or do you like to be dressed a certain way? How do you work best?
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