Working from home while the rig is in the repair shop?
NWescapee said
12:06 PM Nov 10, 2014
Just curious, for those of you who work full time from your RV, what do you when the rig is in the shop? Where do you work?
We've had a couple of times repairs have been done by mobile techs, in each case I was able to move myself and our cat into the bedroom, close the pocket door, set up a small table and continue to work from the RV. Last spring when we had solar installed we stayed in a hotel for a few nights just to make things a little easier. In all of these situations, we had at least some time to plan ahead and I knew we would be outside of our normal routine.
Now, we have an emergency repair being done on one of our axles, shop need to jack the rig up and have all the slides closed, so I'm spending the day working from the cab of the truck, with the kitty to keep me company while Dale spends his time in the local Laundromat catching up on laundry.
Certainly not the easiest place to work, doable for today with a lighter than normal work schedule. Not sure how I would have managed this last week when I had a horrendously long week at work.
Wondering what other people do when you have to work and you are unexpectedly not able to work in the rig?
Lucky Mike said
12:29 PM Nov 10, 2014
I have rented a motel room for a day if the workload made it cost effective.......I have also found a local park and took my chair and what I needed and spent the day there.
sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do!...................I have sat in the back of Walmarts lot at nite carving out sign orders for the next day!!!!......LOL
Glenn West said
06:03 PM Nov 11, 2014
In 8 years we have never had our units in a shop. We full time and I work full time. We don't work out of our home though.
Technomadia said
09:10 PM Nov 11, 2014
I've spent many a day working inside our rig while it's over a pit, or lifted up at various angles. It can be interesting especially in a wheeled office chair. :) Thankfully, we've had some really good shops that let me do so, especially for the extended stuff.
If we can't be in the rig, I might take our toad to a coffee shop for the day, or the shop's office / waiting room. Or we might just delay any work projects we can and concentrate on the unexpected hiccup.
Camper Chronicles said
04:21 AM Nov 12, 2014
That is an interesting question. If it's a quiet day with minimal phone calls I would think local library. If it's a conference call day could you work in their waiting room and then walk outside for conference calls. I have taken many a phone call from car repair waiting rooms or standing outside. Once one of the technicians let me sit in his car because it was freezing cold that day and I absolutely needed to be on a call during the time my car was in the shop. I guess my point is people's cars break down so I don't see why this is any different. 😄
NWescapee said
09:29 AM Nov 12, 2014
Yay, we're back in the local campground, RV repair done!!
But, it was 2 long days of needing to be out of the rig as the repair techs had the rig jacked up and all the slides in so they could complete the repair on the axles, etc.
Day 1 - once we confirmed they were going to start the work, we grabbed the laundry basket, detergent, etc. and headed to the local Laundromat. I sat in the cab of the truck, working on my laptop, participating in conf calls, etc. Tazzy Kat hung out with me and really didn't understand why I didn't want her walking across the keyboard. After the laundry was done, we grabbed some lunch and we went back to our campground where had left the outside camp chairs and a small table, worked from there in the shade for a while, taking advantage of the power pedestal to recharge the laptop battery. Drove over to check on the progress of the work, stopped to say hi to Jesse and Sherry (WestWardHo) and then back to the campsite for my last conference calls of the day. It was a really slow work day, for which I was very thankful.
Day 2 - left the rig at 8, this time a little better prepared with lunch packed in a cooler, tennis shoes packed for the daily walk and different layers of clothes for making the time sitting outside a little more comfortable. Alternated working outside, moving into the truck cab whenever I had a conference call, it was too windy outside for people to hear me very well. Dale also packed some projects that he could work on, so it was a much more productive day for both of us.
Our outdoor furniture was invaluable to us and since we already had paid for a campsite that was just a couple of miles from the repair shop, it made it easy to hang out at our campsite. If it had been much warmer or colder, it might now have been as comfortable, but with temps in the mid 70's we were grateful to have sunshine and a place to work.
DebbieM said
07:13 PM Nov 12, 2014
In many places you can actually rent office space. That can be a large conference room or a private cubicle. Not sure of the price, but if it were important calls, it could be worth it.
Just curious, for those of you who work full time from your RV, what do you when the rig is in the shop? Where do you work?
We've had a couple of times repairs have been done by mobile techs, in each case I was able to move myself and our cat into the bedroom, close the pocket door, set up a small table and continue to work from the RV. Last spring when we had solar installed we stayed in a hotel for a few nights just to make things a little easier. In all of these situations, we had at least some time to plan ahead and I knew we would be outside of our normal routine.
Now, we have an emergency repair being done on one of our axles, shop need to jack the rig up and have all the slides closed, so I'm spending the day working from the cab of the truck, with the kitty to keep me company while Dale spends his time in the local Laundromat catching up on laundry.
Certainly not the easiest place to work, doable for today with a lighter than normal work schedule. Not sure how I would have managed this last week when I had a horrendously long week at work.
Wondering what other people do when you have to work and you are unexpectedly not able to work in the rig?
sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do!...................I have sat in the back of Walmarts lot at nite carving out sign orders for the next day!!!!......LOL
If we can't be in the rig, I might take our toad to a coffee shop for the day, or the shop's office / waiting room. Or we might just delay any work projects we can and concentrate on the unexpected hiccup.
But, it was 2 long days of needing to be out of the rig as the repair techs had the rig jacked up and all the slides in so they could complete the repair on the axles, etc.
Day 1 - once we confirmed they were going to start the work, we grabbed the laundry basket, detergent, etc. and headed to the local Laundromat. I sat in the cab of the truck, working on my laptop, participating in conf calls, etc. Tazzy Kat hung out with me and really didn't understand why I didn't want her walking across the keyboard. After the laundry was done, we grabbed some lunch and we went back to our campground where had left the outside camp chairs and a small table, worked from there in the shade for a while, taking advantage of the power pedestal to recharge the laptop battery. Drove over to check on the progress of the work, stopped to say hi to Jesse and Sherry (WestWardHo) and then back to the campsite for my last conference calls of the day. It was a really slow work day, for which I was very thankful.
Day 2 - left the rig at 8, this time a little better prepared with lunch packed in a cooler, tennis shoes packed for the daily walk and different layers of clothes for making the time sitting outside a little more comfortable. Alternated working outside, moving into the truck cab whenever I had a conference call, it was too windy outside for people to hear me very well. Dale also packed some projects that he could work on, so it was a much more productive day for both of us.
Our outdoor furniture was invaluable to us and since we already had paid for a campsite that was just a couple of miles from the repair shop, it made it easy to hang out at our campsite. If it had been much warmer or colder, it might now have been as comfortable, but with temps in the mid 70's we were grateful to have sunshine and a place to work.
In many places you can actually rent office space. That can be a large conference room or a private cubicle. Not sure of the price, but if it were important calls, it could be worth it.