# My Boss Just Told Me To Clean Out My Desk **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556 "2007-04-10T22:53:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/1 "2007-04-10T22:53:35Z")
It really was just a matter of time, though. I mean, it’s not like I really _need_ that desk. I started telecommuting well over a year ago, and in that time I’ve only gone into the office maybe three or four times. So now they want everyone in my department to come in tomorrow and clear our desks of all personal effects so they can put the space to other use. So then, bad news: I have to go into the office tomorrow, which means no working in my bathrobe. Good news: This is even more confirmation that my job is 100% work-from-home, and they won’t be changing their minds about it. Woot! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/2 "2007-04-10T22:56:39Z")
Thought I’ve thought many times in the past: “How the hell does someone _not_ notice what forum they’re in when they start a thread?” I won’t be thinking that one again anytime soon. Someone mind flagging a passing mod? I need a tow over to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/3 "2007-04-10T23:06:52Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Someone mind flagging a passing mod? I need a tow over to MPSIMS. [/QUOTE] Done. And congratulations, although I found the thread title a bit misleading. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/4 "2007-04-10T23:08:03Z")
“What about the sheep? Won’t someone think of the sheep?” ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/5 "2007-04-10T23:08:17Z")
[QUOTE=Gfactor] Done. [/QUOTE] Sure, take all the credit. But I’m the guy who did all the heavy lifting. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/6 "2007-04-10T23:10:02Z")
Congrats on joining the 100% work-at-home crowd, Hal! There’s nothing better than working in your PJs, is there? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/7 "2007-04-10T23:11:48Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] Sure, take all the credit. But I’m the guy who did all the heavy lifting. [/QUOTE] Always glad to put my shoulder against the stuck-in-the-snow car just as the wheels engage. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/8 "2007-04-10T23:36:35Z")
Sigh, and I was _about_ to click on that little /!\ when I saw we’d moved already. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/9 "2007-04-11T00:02:49Z")
Ah, mouseover: saving us from deceptively-titled threads. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/10 "2007-04-11T00:12:58Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Someone mind flagging a passing mod? I need a tow over to MPSIMS. [/QUOTE] I read that as “Someone mind \*\*flogging \*\*a passing mod?” ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/11 "2007-04-11T00:23:31Z")
[QUOTE=DeadlyAccurate] I read that as “Someone mind \*\*flogging \*\*a passing mod?” [/QUOTE] Eh, tomayto, tomahto… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/12 "2007-04-11T00:43:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] Congrats on joining the 100% work-at-home crowd, Hal! There’s nothing better than working in your PJs, is there? [/QUOTE] If this wasn’t a family-oriented thread, I’d say yes- working in your PJ’s !!! 😃 😃 😃 But, I wont’ say that. So as to preserve the purity of our precious bodily fluids. Cartooniverse, who 11 weeks ago started a job that has me working in my home 75% of the time. Never done this before. Taking a LOT of getting used to. Like…remembering that it’s okay to walk outside during the day for a moment so I can see the ground and breathe air… ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/13 "2007-04-11T00:45:16Z")
[QUOTE=DeadlyAccurate] I read that as “Someone mind \*\*flogging \*\*a passing mod?” [/QUOTE] In that case, **Gfactor** _can_ have all the credit. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/14 "2007-04-11T00:49:41Z")
I’ve got $10 that says Hal’s #1 reason for telecommuting was “No sheep-posting cow-workers to lock out of my computer.” _envious sigh_ Someday I hope to join the bathrobe and slippers commute crowd. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/15 "2007-04-11T00:57:37Z")
Well, somebody has to say it: F- you, you lucky b\*stard! You get to sit in your underoos playing with your dick and get paid for it. You suck. I hate you. It’s just as well, though. If I was telecommuting, I’d spend almost as much time playing with my dick in my underoos as I would surfing and posting injudiciously to the SDMB. :o ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/16 "2007-04-11T02:09:15Z")
Congrats, **Hal** , you A-hole. I’m soooo jealous. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/17 "2007-04-11T02:34:49Z")
Our percentage of possible naked posters just increased by one. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/18 "2007-04-11T02:36:53Z")
I’m jealous too! I’d love to find a job where I could work at home. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/19 "2007-04-11T02:42:23Z")
And the #1 best thing about 100% working-at-home: No officious bitch telling you that you can’t let your ivy crawl up the column… ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556/20 "2007-04-11T02:44:52Z")
Welcome to the Dark Side, **Hal**! The new \ Home Office Professional \ wardrobe will certainly be better than your corporate attire. I do, however, have a disconcerting image of you whacking off in underoos now, thanks to **An Arky**. :eek: From someone who’s had the vast majority of her 27 year career working from home…It takes a great deal of discipline to stay with the work and not be doing more fun stuff. The biggest drawback is that you can never go home from work. Work is always there, staring you down evenings and weekends. The benefits far outweigh the negative, though. Working in jammies, setting your own schedule, and no office politics are well worth it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-just-told-me-to-clean-out-my-desk/399556.md?page=2)