New supervisor

[Siobhan]

Like a lot of you, I'm sure, I'm working at home now. Rocky is my supervisor and he sits on his taxi next to my "desk" (the kitchen table) and makes sure I don't slack off. Amazingly, he's quiet when I have to do phone interviews (I'm a reporter) and for the most part, the rest of the time. He's just happy to have Mom home all the time and hanging out with him. if he gets bored or hungry, I take him back to his cage for a snack, but mostly he sits here and preens or dozes and is quite content.

When they told us we'd have to work from home, I thought it would be a giant frustration and maybe even impossible to do with a cockatoo in the house. I'm glad I was wrong and in fact, they might have to drag me back to the office kicking and screaming when this is over! I like working at home.

 

[SailBoat]

Worked from my home office for the majority of my business life.
I found that I'm far more productive, then when in the office.

FYI: Assure that you are taking breaks where you physically live the house during the day. With luck our Parrots are not great determining length of time. Work at it being around a fairly common leaving and returning times. Just add a morning return and an afternoon leave. Whether shopping, banking, post office or just a walk, plan on being out.

It will help greatly when life changes again.

 

[Scott]

Some believe the landscape of office work may be changed by this nasty virus. More time at home, lower business overhead. Maybe....

 

[Siobhan]

I have to leave the house regularly. A reporter can't do all the work at home. I have to go out and cover things and the Assistant Manager (our dog, Jack) has to have his daily walk, too. I've also instituted a daily workout, which I didn't often have time for when I had to go into the office. Trying not to turn into a bump on a log. LOL

 

[ParrotGenie]

Been bringing one of birds to work with me one at time switching and been working from home as well. Have to still go in to make repairs to keep things going, so been working overtime and been bringing bird in so they still get attention and shockingly my cockatoos been behaved. They sit on playstand, or my shoulder most of the time without bothering me to much and work with them on my shoulder they adapted well shockingly and don't need to keep them in cage while working as they stay right on shoulder without getting into trouble last few days. They don't scream anywhere near as much if at all and been quiet surprisingly as getting plenty of attention. They learned to fly to stand when they have to go poo, or eat and took them 2 days to adapt.

 

[noodles123]

Noodles approves of this post-- she agrees that all humans need to be watched closely, from an even closer distance lol.

 

[GaleriaGila]

Yet another duty, heaped upon the strong and able small shoulders of the parrots of the world...
*sigh*
Stay strong, little ones.

 

[Siobhan]

Rocky's daddy is taking turns with me today entertaining Rocky since, as the only reporter on duty on a Saturday, I have to do it all. Cops, weather, coronavirus update, plus a regular story. Fortunately it's warm enough to sit on the porch (for THEM, I'm glued to my laptop) and Rocky can watch wild birds eat and argue, which he enjoys.

 

[lollipoppy]

Yet another duty, heaped upon the strong and able small shoulders of the parrots of the world...
*sigh*
Stay strong, little ones.

Giggle

 

[Siobhan]

Apparently, being The Manager is exhausting. Rocky has recently instituted a new bedtime for himself of 8:30 p.m. A little after 8, he starts getting fussy and squawky and gets steadily worse until I tuck him in. His bedtime was when we went to bed for a long time. He wouldn't settle down otherwise. Then I started moving it earlier by increments because he was hormonal. We finally settled on 9:30, which was about an hour before we go, so I could have a break from being his entertainment committee. I'm okay with the early bedtime and I hope he sticks to it. Spending all day with him means I'm exhausted by evening and need a break and you all know, cockatoos don't believe in humans getting breaks.

 

[wfstecko]

Rocco takes a "beak on" approach to micromanaging me. Sometimes I have to have my left hand on top of my head so he can use my arm as a perch. Sometimes he requires both arms, so he'll lean forward and give my right eyebrow a couple of tugs to let me know.

If he wants to play with the toys on the couch he first pulls my arms and hands into the correct position. My left arm has to encircle him while my right hand rubs his neck. Then he plays with his stuff beside me.

He pulls on my fingers when he wants rubs. If he's on my shoulder he sometimes pulls my ear to spin my head around if I'm paying more attention to the TV than I am to him.

If he bops his beak against my cheek a couple of times I know it's time for cashews.

I am a well trained parront.