In the past, I’ve done hybrid work, I’d finish all the easy stuff at home and keep the hard stuff for the office, and I’d go in for a couple of days to finish it all.

I got a really good offer from a different company, and I’ve taken it, but unfortunately, this company only does remote work and does not provide you with any equipment. Problem is that I have a powerful desktop but no laptop, which means my options are either to buy my own laptop and work somewhere else when I need to get work done or make a partition/new user on my desktop that’s strictly for work, but I am scared that its going to affect my productivity.

Any input or advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

  • @funbike@programming.dev
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    51 year ago

    Buy a work laptop and only use it for work.

    Don’t do any work on your existing personal desktop system, and don’t do any fun non-work activities on your work laptop. Further, you shouldn’t work at the same desk as your desktop. Keep work and play 100% separate.

    You should be able to write off the laptop on your taxes.