What’s your biggest pet peeve when working from home?

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

If you work from home, what’s your biggest pet peeve? Let us know about your experience in the comments below! (Please select one option)

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Interruptions

Lack of storage space / too much clutter

Limited supplies / equipment

Sharing my space with others

Slow internet

Other—tell us below!

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Comments (2)

Angie
2 years ago
I’ve recently retired, but I loved working from home for the 18 months before that. But no children to worry about and good tech setup both at work and at home. Wouldn’t have wanted to do it when my children were small though!
Kiya Kelly
2 years ago
Slow internet is the worst!
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What’s your biggest pet peeve when working from home?

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Angie

Kiya Kelly

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