Comments on: In which I make personal phone calls from my office

By: plateaugirl

plateaugirl — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:51:54 +0000

As a fellow “busy mom” I know how hard it is to find time to make phone calls. I was especially frustrated with how much calling around I had to do to find a babysitter. I knew there must be a better way, but I couldn’t find one.

That’s when I decided to create SitterScout.com, an online service that contacts your sitters for you via text or e-mail and lets you know who’s available. We are currently in Beta and free, so I invite you to stop playing babysitter phone tag and visit http://www.sitterscout.com today.

By: velocibadgergirl

velocibadgergirl — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:38:24 +0000

I try not to do too much blog reading at work, but I’ll make calls (because I’m almost always at work through business hours every day of the week…when else can I get prescription refills and book repairmen?). If I’m out on an errand for work and am near a place I need to stop for a personal errand, I’ll stop as long as it’s super quick.

I justify it to myself by thinking about all the work stuff I do on my own time.

By: Worker Mommy

Worker Mommy — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:44:48 +0000

I am the queen of blogging at work. Uh, well I used to be anyway. I think my employer must have gotten wind of it and thus dumped on me more work then any one human is supposed to have.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:21:56 +0000

I work in a field where I bill my day out in 6 minute increments, so I have to account for all my time, which is a pain. I do check my email and call my husband during the day, and that I sort of just let slide, since I dont spend time socializing with coworkers or things like that. But when I blog or read other blogs, I have to count that time against my day and either work later or work a bit at home to make up for it.

By: Yvie

Yvie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:49:33 +0000

Because of stress, I quit my previous job. It’s just so crazy to wait paycheck after paycheck and you’re working excessively for these people who don’t really pay you well.

I can feel your frustration on this, I too have become a Mom on 2006. It drastically changed everything, my lifestyle, my schedule and the way I see life.

Sigh, we all deserve a looong vacation and a great spa to add that.

By: sandra

sandra — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:03:55 +0000

like some of the above commenters (is that a word?), i, too, am a teacher and thus have little time during the day to complete personal tasks. what really frustrates me, though, is that many businesses seem to expect you to be able to make/receive calls during the day and/or go to appointments during school hours.

“thank goodness it’s summer” — indeed!

By: Jezer

Jezer — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:34:34 +0000

I’m a teacher, and when I’m at work, I have to be “on.” I get 30 minutes of duty-free lunch and 45 minutes of “planning” time. That’s when I get to go to the bathroom, have something to eat and maybe call the Mr. after I finish doing other work-related tasks (y’all, really–what ever happened to the Paperwork Reduction Act? There was something called that once, right?) There is absolutely no time to write or read blogs, and even if there were, our network blocks all “social networking” sites. *Sigh.*

Thank goodness it’s summer.

By: Renaedujour

Renaedujour — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:01:17 +0000

Well, I’m reading your blog now and I’m at work… but I do try to not work on my own blog unless I’ve actually scheduled a formal lunch time for myself. Otherwise I’d never get my work done.

By: Carly

Carly — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:43:21 +0000

I think you know my answer to this. Just don’t tell my boss!

By: Operation Pink Herring

Operation Pink Herring — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:20:07 +0000

I do lots of personal stuff on work time, including reading (and writing) blogs, reading/writing emails, making phone calls, and setting up appointments. I feel sort of bad sometimes, but I always get my work done…. so I guess it’s OK. Right?