Andrea Wilson’s Blog

People think I’m nuts when they find out I work at home. They lean forward and say,”You really work at home?” as though maybe I’m avoiding taxes or running a nefarious pyramid scheme or something. At the very least they ask, “Isn’t it kind of lonely, not having anyone to talk to all day?” Now that makes me laugh.

Am I lonely? Nope! I talk to clients and business associates every day. I talk to friends and family. And I talk to the cats, too. They don’t listen of course, except when I use a certain high-pitched tone and say “Dinner!” Well, actually I could say, “Firetruck!” in the same tone and they’d come running. They don’t actually have a vocabulary. They’re good at other signals though… the sound of a can being opened, their plastic food dishes being tapped together, dry food pouring into their bowl, the fridge door opening, the rattling of the treat container, the crinkle of the corn chip bag (yes, they love corn chips). Hmmm… Do you get the feeling they’re obsessed with food?!

No, I’m never lonely. I enjoy my own company. Besides, I’m the best boss and the sweetest, most supportive co-worker I’ve ever had.

I don’t ever have to suffer sarcastic, mean-spirited co-workers again… or a boss I can’t possibly please because they never tell me what I’m doing right, only what I’m doing wrong. Here’s an example… When I expressed concern about possible layoffs, a former boss of mine once said, “You’re safe, Andrea. just keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll be fine.” Trouble is this person NEVER once told me what it was that I was doing right (I never had a performance review in the whole time they were my boss). I could’ve stopped doing the very things that were keeping me safe the next day and never would have know that I’d just blown my career. Come to think of it, I did get laid off from that company eventually. Well, one thing is certain, I’m never going to lay me off!

*ROFL = rolling on the floor laughing