JazzyNugget
JazzyNugget

People who are WFH, how do you stay focused in work when your family members / parents keep distracting you?

I have been wfh for than a year now, my parents would keep ordering me to do small household work even when Iโ€™m working. I have asked them not to do that as it distracts me, but they will not simply listen and even scold me and compare me with others that they help their parents ๐Ÿ˜…

I have thought about just going to a different city and wfh from there but my parents are also getting old so have to think about that also.

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FloatingNoodle
FloatingNoodle

actually when i had wfh i never had this problem as my parents themselves lock me in my room and wont let me come out until i complete the work ๐Ÿ˜‚

FloatingHamster
FloatingHamster
Student13mo

Supportive family ๐Ÿ˜Š

DizzyWaffle
DizzyWaffle

Toxic Work From Home culture. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

JumpyPancake
JumpyPancake
Amazon13mo

I distract myself scrolling reels, who else can distract me ๐Ÿ˜ญ

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

Same pinch

DizzyPenguin
DizzyPenguin
Google12mo

Uninstall Instagram or any other Short video platform. The only thing I canโ€™t uninstall is YT and they donโ€™t have any option to disable shorts.

JazzyBurrito
JazzyBurrito
Oracle13mo

It's same as getting distracted by random colleagues in WFO. You've to set a boundary and make yourself physically unavailable. There's no way around it

DerpyPickle
DerpyPickle
Optum13mo

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ exactly bro they didnโ€™t care about our mental pressure we are handling and they just think we are simply chilling in our job

DizzyBoba
DizzyBoba

Yes because they have never faced the thing they think if we are watching movies

GigglyWalrus
GigglyWalrus

My fauji friend comes and says โ€œtera toh kaam badhiya hai, bas keyboard press karo aur paise kamao โ€œ literally everyone in my village thinks this

SillyBanana
SillyBanana

Yeah, I think its a major issue with wfh. I usually set focus times , and tell my parents donโ€™t disturb me during that, I will come to you in breaks if you need anything.
I have been working from home for 6 months now and no day goes by when I donโ€™t think of moving but then you save a lot which ends up weighing more than the cons haha.

FloatingHamster
FloatingHamster
Student13mo

If you have separate room or separate corner you can lock yourself in that confined focus area .

FloatingHamster
FloatingHamster
Student13mo

Alternatively find a quiet cafe shop near your house

QuirkyCoconut
QuirkyCoconut
Stripe13mo

Lock the door.

GigglyPenguin
GigglyPenguin

Whatโ€™s happening with Stripe in India? Reading some articles off late ๐Ÿ‘€

QuirkyCoconut
QuirkyCoconut
Stripe12mo

uh?

MagicalPretzel
MagicalPretzel

From March 2020 I am here living with my parents it was during college final years. Now I have almost 3 years of experience in job still living with them , trust me they don't give a shit about your work ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ . If they think you are doing wfh then you can do household work also and that too with your own interest

GigglyTaco
GigglyTaco

100% agreed ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿฅฒ

WobblyQuokka
WobblyQuokka
MPL12mo

Us bro. Working at home since 2021. Still asked to do house chores even when I'm in a meeting. Lead hoga apni company, ja chaipatti ya dhaniya leke aa

DizzyWaffle
DizzyWaffle

Itโ€™s very hard. One option is to wake up very early and try to get some work done before the chaos begins.

WigglyJellybean
WigglyJellybean

Explain them how it works. Tell them that you are doing office work and company is deducting salary due to distractions.

GroovyBurrito
GroovyBurrito
Quicko13mo

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