Office and work area

[car10002]

Hi

Wondered what is a solution for now until you can get the ideal thing to be able to have your own office area where you got your own computer and quiet area to be able to do work stuff in piece.

A few people at the local school have their own office and it makes you realise how much you want that.

The only way that am able to think of is have your own place but at moment it isn’t really a option and was just looking for permanent ideas until then.

Reason own house is taking longer than it’d take most people is because am wanting to buy and not rent and be limited and go through current problems people are having.

[b0son]

You dont need an office yet. Worry about it when you do.

[car10002]

Originally Posted by b0son

You dont need an office yet. Worry about it when you do.

Sometimes it’d be nice to have your own computer area even space of your own where part of it is a computer area, what would you do without your own house

[car10002]

You see others then realise sometimes not all how nice it’d be and was brought up to do best with what you got until real thing comes

[b0son]

Get a better job. Then you can rent or buy a better place. Have you done anything to skill up and give yourself some options?

[GasoLane]

You don't need much space to set up a computer in a bedroom.

[car10002]

Originally Posted by b0son

Get a better job. Then you can rent or buy a better place. Have you done anything to skill up and give yourself some options?

At moment planning how am going to go about training and using the warning about place of work being for sale as the chance to do training bit by bit and be able to spread costs out instead of all at once however if place sells quickly then might have to take a couple detours and just offer services for the completed training at time and do rest after and just slowly offer more services if you lot know what it means.

Most people would just get their own house and just use a room as a business office and maybe have a computer area for themselfs but at moment it isn’t really a option but will get there.

Do feel positive that things will happen however it won’t happen overnight and more thinking of a stop gap solution just to get you through until then that won’t cost heaps

[marty351]

Get a treadmill and a height adjustable working platform. Exercising is important when doing repetitive office work. Also an espresso coffee maker and a bar fridge to keep energy drinks cold when the going gets tough.

[car10002]

Hi

wondering how you could choose the furniture or interior fit outs for a place or room without having to have a place of your own or taking on a high up position in a community committee or a managers position in a company or a school’s business manager or principals position.

Many managers of a company or a school business manager or principal would probably get to choose and/or setup rooms or most would accept when it’s time to move to their own place and be done with it.

But some aren’t ready just yet to move or are able to do any of the above and are just trying to do what their mother brought them up to do and do best with what they have until they get what they want

And the place where some of us live isn’t big enough put something of theirs in the yard or enough sheds where you could turn one into a studio apartment and have a better shed where you could have better luck and the owner that might also live there might be stuck for life there and it’s only fair to pay your way and you do right thing and wait your turn and pay your own way and you pay for it.

At the local mens shed some of you may know about the back room and what happened with the antenna, the admin lady found some chairs for that room.

Also the school business manager usually manages the buildings and probably the furniture in them as well.

Most would accept that it could be a clue that it may be time to move to own place or leave their job and be a manager or their own boss or bit of everything but some aren’t in a position to move to own place, plus many are waiting until they can buy.

Plus some might be waiting until times right to move on from job to chase something better of be their own boss.

With the above they may be just trying to do their best with what they have until they get what they want.

[.:4:.]

Now im talking probably well out of the realm of financial viability. But there are companies that purely offer serviced offices. Small businesses that do not need a full office space rent just an office. So multiple small companies in their own rooms, communal kitchen, photocopier etc. If you need a meeting room for whatever reason you just rent one for the time required.
All the places like that ive done work for supply inteweb connection. So theres a few options if you chose to pay, like cleaners, if you dont have a receptionist, you can use theres to forward calls or take messages, if you dont want to supply furniture often they can. But its only really financially viable if youre running a small business and turning a profit.

[b0son]

I think you need to prioritise. You seem to be getting bogged down in details and going nowhere.

To furnish a place, you need a place. To have a place, you need good job. To have good job you need qualifications. It seems to me your priority should be getting those qualifications. Right now you seem to be waiting for stuff to happen to others to prompt you to do something about your situation. Meanwhile, the world keeps turning....

[car10002]

It means being in charge of how things get setup if you get what it means and using the heads up of place of work being for sale as the chance to do as much as possible towards the next move while am able to spread costs out because there’s training to pay for, theres tools to pay for, there’s everything to pay for.

What do people without their own place do to have a computer area allocated for business or even their own space where they could do work stuff, that’s until they can afford to buy their own place

[car10002]

And what are clues that it may be time to move on and be your own boss and what would someone do to try and hang on longer out of loyalty and because of not currently having any other option.

Hoping to make atleast 15 years in current hospitality work but not expecting to make 20, have goals and wish to follow them at some point while able to, been in hospitality 13.5 years.

Will place likely be successful selling or is it upto you to do something before your 20 years is up

[.:4:.]

First major thing is you have to have capital. Starting a business is not a cheap endevour. Second is you need to have customers. If nobody is willing to pay for the goods or service you provide, you will be calling centrelink in no time flat.
My dad and 2 mates started a business in 1998. But they had worked in that industry for a long time and were in high positions at the company they left to start their own. All 3 had ad some point been interviewed on a current affair and today tonight as leading industry experts.
So their business was successful. But, it wasnt a crap shoot, they were all highly qualified in the finance stuff. Over 350 franchises in all states sucessfull after about a decade. But, before my dad retired and sold out of the business, even when things were good he still did 12 to 18 hour days to keep things good, so yeah, family holidays were quite opulent, yes he provided, but he deffinately put in the work to do so.
My dad retired aged 50. Expired aged 65.

[car10002]

It’s just a part time business to replace the current work when it sells or before the 20 years is up.

Will it likely be successful selling which is sad but it’s time or is it upto you to do something.

Using the heads up of place of work being for sale as the chance to start doing something towards next move while am able to spread costs out as will be out once it sells even if other person wants to keep you.

How do you say no or explain you’ll stay for a while and that you’re starting something but will have to leave once you start to get too much work.

When’s best time to spread business word, when finding out it’s sold as usually there’s a time until old owner has to be out therefore will likely still have a job for a couple months or something or as soon as you got atleast the bare minimum for tools and training.

If shop sells before having everything will have to take a couple detours and just offer the services for the training at time and slowly do training and offer more services.

There is that chance but will make things work

[car10002]

Also came across a tradies trailer on youtube fully setup and with 240v with a inverter.

Am thinking once things get better of another trailer for the work trailer with some tools in it and think the setup is a good idea.

With the drop saw am wondering wether to get a 240v one and hope that there’s power on site to run it or if it’s better to get a 36 or 40v one where you can use all time and just plug charger into 240v where you can have site power or run on inverter as even a 2000w inverter you may push your luck to run most drop saws.

Would just be doing odd jobs but the work trailer would just have pressure washer/blower vac/vacuum cleaner/drills/saws/hand tools/different supplies.

And test and tag as well

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by car10002

Also came across a tradies trailer on youtube fully setup and with 240v with a inverter.

Am thinking once things get better of another trailer for the work trailer with some tools in it and think the setup is a good idea.

With the drop saw am wondering wether to get a 240v one and hope that there’s power on site to run it or if it’s better to get a 36 or 40v one where you can use all time and just plug charger into 240v where you can have site power or run on inverter as even a 2000w inverter you may push your luck to run most drop saws.

Would just be doing odd jobs but the work trailer would just have pressure washer/blower vac/vacuum cleaner/drills/saws/hand tools/different supplies.

And test and tag as well

Inverters convert 12v or 24v to 240v to run mains powered things. So they rely on your cars battery and alternator and then take the the dc and turn it into ac. So more designed for battery chargers and smaller loads unless you have an upgraded alternator and battery and a big inverter to run something like a drop saw. To run something like a good 2400w droppy on an unpowered site, from working on sites, a 3600-4800w petrol genny is the go for 240v power for a good cut your face off drop saw like a rigid or whatever. Majority of battery tools these days are better then the corded counterparts. But for the real heavy duty stuff, they go through batteries faster so if you do not have spares on a charging rotation, you can lose productivity if you have to stop and wait for batteries to charge.

[xisled]

Work out of the local library, usually they have a power point for your laptop even internet, but if no internet hot spot off your phone.

Another option is stable table and a laptop, can work on your lap on the bed if needed.

https://www.bigw.com.au/product/smas...of-2/p/5051007

Small tale from bunnings that folds in and out, get an office chair and can work in any room. Both portable and can be moved easily.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/lifetime...table_p3192735

I am a manger and I do not have an office at work, I need to make do with what I have at home, such as a folding table.