Q	Do you manage to keep your work and home life separate?
A	My wife & I still use a child minder for the children when they are not at school/nursery. Luckily I am not so busy that I cannot do all my work whilst they are out of the house. Therefore I have plenty of time for them when they need it.

Q	What is the best thing about working from home?
A	Being able to take the kids to school and take odd hours out to do other things, like a bit of Christmas shopping, a bit of DIY etc.

Q	What are the negative points about working at home?
A	I miss interaction with other people, chats by the coffee machine, banter. I eat too much by snacking too often! I was very senior at my last office job, but feel less so now.

Q	How do you cope with the isolation of working at home?
A	I take no specific action. I still play football in the evenings once per week and we have an active social life, but I do miss the office situation and meeting with/chatting with other professionals.

Q	How did you manage financially when you first started working at home?
A	Luckily the contract I now have is quite lucrative. My wife works, but could not cover our living/mortgage costs on her own.

Q	What sort of work did you do before you worked at home?
A	Software Project Manager.

Q	What was the deciding factor to help you to decide to work from home?
A	Practicality. I live in Leeds and liaise with software companies in Halifax and Sheffield. The parent company who pay my wages are in Hemel Hempstead, so I stay at home and work through phone and e-mail.

Q	How do you manage your time?
A	I have a bit of a routine of: take the kids to school, tidy up a bit and then check emails. Much of my work arises from these.

Q	How do you cope with distractions at home?
A	Not as well as I'd like! I snack more, and listen to the radio as I make coffee. I also spend some time reading the paper. If I had a more intensive work programme, I would likely find it easier to deal with distractions. Time seems to fly when you're busy.

Q	Does homeworking suit you?
A	I don't think I'm a typical home worker! I think the ideal for me would be to work from home maybe one or two days per week, and still then have the office contact.