Do You Take Work (and Office) Home?

Speaking only from an engineering point of view, there are aspects of the engineering process that doesn't lend itself readily to working at home. For example, CAD requires a lot of interaction with others and ready access to reference material. The other concerns work on government contracts. Security may be an issue and the government requires an audit on all it's jobs. They want to know that 8 hours work claimed is actually worked. They don't trust individuals to monitor their hours spent. The honor system of reporting doesn't work and that applies to all work-at-home projects. There may be a few who are honest, but many more who are not.

I'm encouraged to take work home and complete it there (the office has an unlimited overtime policy). Unfortunately I don't get paid anything for it.

I'm more likely to bring stuff into work to do than to take it home.

Several of our staff involved with the sales side have e-mail linked to their phones. This is because we deal with companies around the world in different time zones & they expect timely responses from us.

Yeah, good old tit for tat. I expect to use company facilities for home jobs and vice versa.
Dunno how many companies realise the benefits of this sort of arrangement.
I remember making a jig at home to solve this 'impossible' problem...
The MDs face was a picture the next morning when I showed him this jig made of old bits of chipboard and some brass shim which worked perfectly to zip open the plastic clamshell case which he'd been told was impossible to re-work.
Del

It depends on the nature of work. If someone need to do the work at the shop floor in a factory it can not be done from home. But there are many jobs solely done on computers and do not require any machinery to be operated or need direct supervision. Such jobs can be best done at home. They can even work alternate days at home and office.It will not only save electricity but also reduce traffic congestion and pollution on the roads. Time wasted in travelling up and down can be utilized better.

It depends on the kind of industry for a IT / BPO / KPO and related industries allow flexi timings or employee becoming a member off payroll as consultant / contract employee.

My case, I do take home my office "TROUBLES". As am a independent business owner, preoccupied with lot more offers to make, pending orders, outstanding payments, finance planning, etc. but I found it's better to tag "Workholic". My observation is what I lost by carrying work to Home is more than what I earned in terms of money. While doing so, office work at home, I found over a period of 6 years, how I missed the other important things of the day like spending time with family members, obsconding to attend my pet and other issues may be petty issue but the time could not be brought back.

Now decided to work for office at office home as home no more SOHO. The other way I conclude a person can effectively work for maximum 6 - 8 hours a day and by extending it to 10 - 12 hours, the next day starts with previous day's hangups and more stress.

If you doesn't like this comment pls carry home your work....with no regrets latter of what you miss.