I found out early on that I liked working from the central air conditioner of our house.
And I was shocked by that realization.
When I started hearing the rumors that we’d be sent home from the zone controlled HVAC comfort of our offices, I was horrified. In fact, I went to bosses and managers pleading our case to remain inside the commercial HVAC of the office as part of the skeleton crew. I was rebuffed in our request and found myself turning the guest room into what I thought was a temporary office. That’s not how it has turned out at all. That home office became permanent once I had the ductless heat pump installed. My home office is at the end of the house, exposed to sunlight all morning and exposed on two sides. It overheated there even with the air conditioner on. So when I took the company up on its offer to stay remote, I took it. They honestly didn’t even have to give me the bonus incentive. But I was glad to take it. I put it right toward having the HVAC professionals come out and install a ductless heat pump in our now permanent office. It works amazingly well and is super efficient. I can absolutely turn down the main thermostat during the peak heating of the morning and save on air conditioner costs. That’s how efficiently the ductless heat pump provides cooling to my office. I like the freedom that working from home has given me. I start really, honestly early so I have the freedom to do other things at times during the morning. As long as I get our work done, appear for online meetings and meet expectations, the rest of the day is mine.