Am I part of the gig economy? I’m working from home now, free to ramble into my study in my pjs at 8:30 (but so far I’ve always showered, shaved and dressed presentably before starting the workday — it puts me in the necessary state of mind).
I like it, except for the pressing aloneness. There is email of course, and the occasional webex. Generally, the lack of human contact doesn’t bother me that much. And I seem to be disciplining myself ok. If I go to the bathroom, I don’t clock out of toggl.com, but I’m conscientious about doing so for longer breaks and, of course, lunch. If I need to run an errand in the middle of the day, it’s not generally a problem …. just set my jabber status to ‘Away,’ stop the toggl clock, and I’m good.