Home Working - Bills

Barny1979

scalesnicola said:

This is the 1st day working from home that I'm feeling the need to start putting the heating on - obviously this is going to mount up working from home throughout winter! Does anyone know whether these increased costs can be claimed for, as I can envisage my bill being significantly more. Either that or I live in lots of layers over winter........eek!

As others said, what costs are you saving on? I have worked from home since mid-March and save on commute, lunch, petrol etc and free up over an hour in commuting each day. Also is your office available to work in, though you are choosing to work from home?

jon81uk

Ask your employer.

Grumpy_chap

What country is the OP in?  I am still basking in shorts and windows open.

fairyclairethehare

I'm in England and its freezing at the moment, but I live under a blanket at home for maybe 10 months a year. 
I did notice that my neighbours have their windows open so I suspect they've put their heating on - they set it to a balmy 27°!! And sit in shorts and tshirt through the winter

Grumpy_chap

I don't have heating on and windows open together - that is not very MSE, nor very green.

mr_stripey

when I was in the office we constantly had air con wars. It's hard to understand how I can be sat there with my fan on in short sleeves and feel roasting, whilst my colleague sits there with a heater under her desk wearing a jumper and fleece and still complaining she's freezing!

fairyclairethehare

Grumpy_chap said:

I don't have heating on and windows open together - that is not very MSE, nor very green.

I agree, they also leave lights on all night as one of them Iis scared of the dark 

bradders1983

mr_stripey said:

when I was in the office we constantly had air con wars. It's hard to understand how I can be sat there with my fan on in short sleeves and feel roasting, whilst my colleague sits there with a heater under her desk wearing a jumper and fleece and still complaining she's freezing!

The menopause, usually

JamoLew

mr_stripey said:

when I was in the office we constantly had air con wars. It's hard to understand how I can be sat there with my fan on in short sleeves and feel roasting, whilst my colleague sits there with a heater under her desk wearing a jumper and fleece and still complaining she's freezing!

so much this -- the one big benefit when I WFH - my space, my rules, my temperature, my music

mr_stripey

bradders1983 said:

mr_stripey said:

when I was in the office we constantly had air con wars. It's hard to understand how I can be sat there with my fan on in short sleeves and feel roasting, whilst my colleague sits there with a heater under her desk wearing a jumper and fleece and still complaining she's freezing!

The menopause, usually

yes, perhaps I should suggest that to her......