Rispon Avenue

Oh yes it is! Since I found out that I can start working from home as soon as I have the necessities set up, I have felt more invigorated about the job than I have in a long while!

Okay so I have been busily going through which of the leased line providers would be the right for working from home. I have checked, and I thankfully do have business SDSL availability in my area, so that is quite good to know. Now it is just a matter of deciding which of the broadband companies has a deal that is right for me, and right for my boss. :lol:

My current broadband connection is good, don’t get me wrong, but because I am a web designer, it would be better to have something with a bit more bite to it, especially when it comes to my upload rate, as my download rate is fine. Most standard net connections offer a certain download rate, with the upload rate being much, much reduced from that of the download. That’s find for most people, but it can become a pain for those who are posting, hosting, creating, big web documents or other hefty HTML files, as with websites.

On a side note, today I had one of those letters from banks where they offer you hefty amounts of credit? I got one today and had to think, what am I, stupid? As if I would be taking out any large credit lines at this point with the economy the way it is, nuh uh, no thank you! It’s just something banks do with people whose credit ratings are way up there, but I am not interested in just any bank account! I like my own bank account, thank you, and the only change I would consider would be one destined for investment purposes, which would be an offshore bank account.

Okay that is enough of a ramble from me! I’m off!

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Could I? Should I dare to hope? I want to work from home, I’ve always wanted to work from home. The idea of not getting out of my bathrobe all day is highly appealing. Not all the time, just a day here or there where I make no effort to look like an office person. This dream could be on the horizon, too!

My boss approached me with a proposition. I have two options to choose from. I could one, stay working in the office and receive a slight promotion and a slight pay increase, or two, I could take neither of those things, but rather remain at my same level for my same pay, and work from home. Now, I wanted to talk it over with my SO before I made my decision, but I am chomping at the bit to be able to work from home.

My SO thought it a great idea, and loved the notion of having me around a lot more! :D So I informed my boss that that was my choice and now I just have to get some things set up and then I am working from home. The boss said the business will pay for my secure net connection, but I will need to find a 2mb leased line provider in my area. I will also require business broadband in my home now that all my work will be done from there, but all those broadband providers out there at the moment, that shouldn’t be a problem.

I’m really excited by this prospect, it would be an absolute dream for me. I really hate that morning bus and tube ride into work, but if I take my car I feel all eco-guilty. This would take care of all that! It would feel more like weekend all the time, but because I like the actual work I do, it won’t be hard to motivate myself. :D

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