[tibbydudeza]

It is possible - my home office is on a separate circuit (own DB board) and I have a electricity consumption monitor on it.

I remember when we went WFH and I was so cheesed over the disruptions in Teams meeting when colleagues used those shitty $10 Chinese made earbuds - asked management to at least supply everybody with a Plantronics headset so we don't waste time.

I was told - we are professionals (we need to buy our own shit) - end of story

[paxys]

> I was told - we are professionals (we need to buy our own shit) - end of story

Which is funny because "professionals" in every other field will absolutely bill you for cost of materials/equipment for a job.

[Symbiote]

My employer purchased whatever was needed from desks, office chairs, monitors, keyboards, mice to headsets.

We also completely ran out of "old" stuff, in the junk room, where people didn't want a new screen/keyboard but one exactly (exactly) like the one they had in the office.

We didn't try anything for heating and electricity though. How much do you actually use, if your use is normal office type stuff?

[dehrmann]

What about HVAC? My laptop and monitor probably add up to 100W. That's maybe $2 of electric per month? My added HVAC bill from being at home is much more, and I'm not sure how to split the bill for it.

[tibbydudeza]

Using about 190W - i6700 desktop - Dell Optiplex Mini and HPE mini server (Gen 10) Don't use HVAC during winter - only during summer but it sits on another circuit.

[dehrmann]

> HPE mini server

Is this personal or for work?

[tibbydudeza]

Both as it functions as the family NAS - bought it to learn about Docker, Kubernetes , also now an independent contractor so I need my own stuff.