Home Office From Hell™ Contest Off To A Devil Of A Start

New York, N.Y.—October 31, 2005— "The term home office is an oxymoron," writes David S. of St. Paul, Minn. in his entry to Offices2Share.com's Home Office From Hell contest in which participants are asked to give their Top 10 Reasons for wanting to move their work life out of their home and into a real office. From picking Fruit Loops® and dog hairs out of the laser printer to racing the dog to the door when Fedex arrives, the plight of the home office worker is rife with pitfalls—if not pratfalls. Some other examples:
  • The kids steal my pens and replace them with crayons. (Wendy P., Marietta, Ga.)
  • My friends think that working at home means I never miss "Oprah." (Heather H., Fort Collins, Colo.)
  • It's difficult to build client trust while wearing house slippers. (Scott R., Las Vegas, Nev.)
  • My neighbors think I'm a hermit since I never leave home to go to work. (Judi H., Oakland, Calif.)
  • There's no one to talk to at the water cooler. Wait, there is no water cooler! (Steven G., New York, N.Y.)

"The responses that we have been receiving confirm the research that shows that a home office is often not the most ideal work space solution" says Jeffrey A. Landers, president of Offices2share.com.

Offices2share.com will provide the contest winner with 12 months of rent at any of the thousands of office spaces listed with Offices2share.com throughout the U.S. Entries will be judged by an independent panel that includes volunteers from SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business."

Those wishing to enter the Home Office From Hell contest must visit www.offices2share.com/contest and fill out the requisite online form. Official rules, prize description, guidelines and helpful hints are included therein. Contestants can base their Top 10 list on both real-life and whimsical situations; entries will be judged on originality, creativity, humor and relevance to topic.

About Offices2share.com
Offices2share.com® operates a Web site that focuses exclusively on short-term, ready-to-use office space nationwide, featuring thousands of offices in hundreds of American cities. This type of space is ideally suited for start-ups, small businesses, consultants/professionals and any other businesses that want to avoid the upfront costs and long lease terms that are typically required when renting "traditional" office space. Offices2share.com was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York City.

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