Interested in hearing from you work-at-home types.

My home office is extremely cluttered. Not having a traditional office, I haven’t found a filing system that’s effective because I don’t have file cabinets. I also don’t have a good system for getting rid of old documents. None of the information is top secret, but it’s sensitive, and I don’t feel comfortable throwing it out with the rest of the trash. If you have a good system, would be interested in hearing what it is.

Posted: 06/20/2018 at 09:38AM

Interested in hearing from you work-at-home types. -- RoswellGAHokie 06/20/2018 09:38AM

Light a match ** -- Josey Wales 06/20/2018 11:19PM

Have worked for 16 years out of the last 22 years at home -- VaTechie 06/20/2018 10:44PM

Store everything electronically. Shred paper. Use a simple scan app to scan -- ModerateHokie 06/20/2018 12:52PM

You have "not top secret" documents... at home? -- `lag 06/20/2018 11:29AM

Start small. Clean out old files before organizing -- HokieAl 06/20/2018 10:51AM

Backyard fire pit works for me ** -- 1400E 06/20/2018 10:26AM

Yep. We used a burn barrel. ** -- 48zip 06/20/2018 12:35PM

Classy. Nothing says "home" like industrial burn drums in your yard ** -- ModerateHokie 06/20/2018 1:37PM

I refrained until my neighbor got one. He burned yard debris. -- 48zip 06/20/2018 2:34PM

My company pays for me to take documents to UPS store for shredding. ** -- Stork 06/20/2018 10:16AM

It's 2018, don't print out stuff any more. ** -- BG Hokie 06/20/2018 10:00AM

If you still visit the office occasionally, can you collect your docs and -- Hokie360 06/20/2018 09:54AM

The VERY first thing you need is a high quality shredder -- vt_mughal 06/20/2018 09:52AM

Struggling with the same. I have a cross cut shredder that helps with -- 91HokieBob 06/20/2018 09:50AM

Get a shredder or fireplace :P ** -- Naelbis 06/20/2018 09:47AM

A cross-cut shredder -- EDGEMAN 06/20/2018 09:52AM

No idea. ... i started working from home last year. Hate it. Changing job -- HokieHutch 06/20/2018 09:45AM

Funny, I'm in the office for the 3d time this year and I hate it. -- HokieinTampa 06/20/2018 10:27AM

Yup - working from home is $ - plus the daily 130-3pm nap ** -- OXVT 06/20/2018 12:05PM

And there is something to have other co-workers around to speak -- fordham 06/20/2018 10:04AM

Probably less stress than commuting in NOVA -- EDGEMAN 06/20/2018 09:54AM

Easy, the key is to live close to where you work. My commute is 5 mins. ** -- HokieNoVA 06/20/2018 10:22AM

Nah ... I went to sales from sales management -- HokieHutch 06/20/2018 09:59AM

Do you actually have a physical office in your house? -- GFallsFan 06/20/2018 10:34AM

I do, but good thought. I thought that would do it and it hasn't -- HokieHutch 06/20/2018 10:47AM

You have GOT to have some separation. You need a mental "switch" to turn on -- ModerateHokie 06/20/2018 1:41PM

Same here. And teleworking is supposed to reduce stress, but now work and -- 91HokieBob 06/20/2018 09:51AM

Interested in hearing from you work-at-home types.

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