Remember the old adage that states “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”, also known as Murphy’s Law? Well, that epigram holds very true for those of us who are remote workers. From Wi-Fi outages to the inevitable snack attack, something is bound to go wrong when working from home. As providers of software powering the WFH revolution, we feel your pain, and affectionately refer to these inevitable mishaps as “Murphy’s Laws of Working from Home.” Check out some of the examples of Murphy’s Laws of WFH. We know you’ll relate:

1. MURPHY'S LAW
of
WFH
PRESENTS

2. Murphy's Law of WFH is a universal epigram that
states that when one chooses to work from home,
anything that can go wrong, will indeed go wrong.
Under this law, all remote workers will be subject to
technology issues, intermittent interruptions and
absolutely frustrating situations.
Proceed to the examples of Murphy’s Laws of WFH to
better understand this regulation.
MURPHY'S LAW
of
WFH

3. Section I.
Part A:
For no discernible
reason your Wi-Fi
will malfunction,
especially if you’re
working from home to
focus on a major
project.
Your Wi-Fi WILL short out.

4. Section II.
Part A:
It is inevitable that
you will be hungry
every 15 minutes, and
guess what? You’ve got
a pantry full of
snacks! There’s always
a silver lining,
right?
You WILL suffer multiple
snack attacks.

5. Section III.
Part A:
Whether it’s construction,
your upstairs neighbor
jumping rope, leaf blowers
or yapping dogs, you will
have to suffer through
some sort of constant
obnoxious noise, but only
when you’re trying to have
an important online
meeting.
There WILL be some source of
obnoxious noise.

6. Section IV.
Part A:
Just when you thought you
had it made in the shade
because you were working
from home, you get an
email saying there’s free
lunch catered in the
breakroom. Never fails.
It WILL be “free lunch day”
at your office.

7. Section V.
Part A:
It’s almost noon, and you’ve
been powering through your
work, when all of a sudden
you receive a low battery
notification from your
laptop. As you reach into
your laptop bag for your
charger, you realize it’s
not there. Classic Murphy’s
Law of WFH.
You WILL leave your laptop
charger at the office.

8. Section VI.
Part A:
WFH means you’ll be
sending a lot of email.
But since you’re
working from home, your
email password will
inevitably expire right
before you have a major
project due.
Your email WILL
malfunction.

9. Section VII.
Part A:
Just when you join your
online meeting with your
team to review this
quarter’s sales, the
doorbell rings over and
over. You’ll have to excuse
yourself from the meeting
and answer the door, and
now you’re being that
person you hate in a
meeting. Awkwaaaard.
The delivery man WILL interrupt
your conference call.

10. Section VIII.
Part A:
You’ve decided to work from
home to avoid those random
interruptions so you can
get your project done, so
all should be quiet on the
Western front, right? Nope!
The moment your webcam
goes on you hear, “MOOOOOM”
or “DAAAAAAD” from the next
room. Stay calm, I’m sure
your team will understand.
Your kids WILL become a
distraction.

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us know your Murphy’s
Law of WFH, now on
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