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Not everyone has a spare room for that purpose.



Right. I joke that my corner in my bedroom is my home office, workbench, rec room, music room, data center combo.

The use of vertical space is real. Family of four, 2bdrm 1100 sq ft divided across three floors. I'd love another room. Do they sell those at Costco? Can I put it on the lawn?

I work from home full time, and while it was harder in the beginning, the click of the KVM button and putting my work phone on the charger is enough of a signal.


> I'd love another room. Do they sell those at Costco? Can I put it on the lawn?

Unironically they do - https://www.costco.com/medano-10%27x12%27-studio-shed--%E2%8...


That's actually amazing.

Bad news. The front lawn is only 9 feet across. There is no back yard. Sorry for not being clear and up front in the requirements.


That's cool. I've known people who have had something in that general vein built.

Given that this is probably something north of $25K by the time you pay for everything though, it's not obviously a better deal than just getting something custom built from some plans.


I could definitely build something less nice but just as functional for a fraction of that price.

It is basically a shed with a nice front window, as it says on the tin.


I'd also probably go with a different design for a northern climate, depending upon the lighting of the locale.


This is my #1 complaint for WFH, if you do not have a spare room / office in your home to do WFH, then IMO your productivity tanks and you are not really working from home... you are at home and maybe doing some work likely far less than if you were in the office.

If you are sitting on your bed, a kitchen table, or some other like space then i question how much work you can actually get done.

Also people are TERRIBLE judges of their own productivity, most people claim their productivity sky rockets when at home, were alot of data shows this not the be the case as time is focused on household items, cleaning, taking care of children, laundry, netflix, etc.

people that are successful at WFH and where doing it before COVID has a dedicated space for "work" in the home. With a Door they could close to block out all other household interruptions focusing on work, and would take defined breaks just like if you were in an office.


And not everyone has one in the office. Did we learn something besides platitudes now?




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