July 19th, 2007 in Management
Should I Work From Home?
A lot people fantasize of the idea, but is it really a good idea for you to work from home? Are you thinking of starting a home business? Do you hate traffic?
No matter what the positives for working at home are, there are some negatives. Generally, it’s a personality thing and what sort of environment do you really work better in. Also, are you ready for that kind of commitment?
No Boss.
Pro: It’s true that your boss is not in your home looking over shoulder.
Con: However, we all have a “boss,” someone that we answer to:
Bloggers have their audience to please. Freelancers and service providers have their clients to please. Product sellers have their customers to please. Writers have their editors, publishers, and readers to please. Inventors have their end-user to please. We all have ourselves, family, and financial needs that we must live up to.
Should You Start Your Own Work at Home Business? – [LifeLearningToday]
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Grayson De Ritis says on July 19th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Good to see this list posted. I’ve worked from home before, and it’s not all gravy all the time :-)
Titus-Armand says on July 19th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Working from home myself, I find the biggest down to be the lack of real interaction with other people.
Anyhow, I enjoy working from home! The work schedule is flexible and I can always create socialization time. :)
I’m ready for anything that this work might throw at me!
Geoff Livingston says on July 19th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
You have to have it in your soul, have to be able to weather bad financial times, and have be able to sell. These are not easy things.
Also, working from home drove me nuts. 24-7. So I got an office.
Wesley says on July 19th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
I stopped working from home when a client showed up knocking on my door at 11PM wanting some “quick updates” done to their ad…
William Profet :: OneJobTwoSalaries.com says on July 20th, 2007 at 2:26 am
For me working from home is the best.
And I am doing it.
It’s hard to beat distractions, but it worths.
m-hawk says on July 20th, 2007 at 4:36 am
if you’re the breadwinner then NO WAY! but if not, working at home give loads of flexibility, and probably reduces burn out
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Red Zinnia says on July 20th, 2007 at 7:33 am
My workspace is on our home property. The biggest pro for me is flexibility with our children’s schedules. Snow days & strep throat are not disasters for us. Isolation can be a problem working at home if you don’t have employees; doing volunteer work is a great fix. Like anything worthwhile, working at home takes commitment and effort.
Lisa M. Hendey says on July 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 am
I love working from home, but one of the biggest challenges in maintaining a balance between work and family life. It’s a daily challenge when your office is next door to your kitchen! Thanks for a great article.