When I tell people I work from home, the response is invariably, “Must be nice.” Well, yes and no…
The biggest advantage to working from home is the lack of a commute. My last job involved a 45-minute commute, which meant that 1 1/2 hours of my day were taken up just sitting in my car. Not very fun or productive! The second biggest plus to me is being able to work in my pajamas. I love being able to wear comfy sweats all day!
The biggest drawback to working from home is that I don’t have peers/coworkers. You’d be surprised how much you miss having co-workers, even that person who wears too much perfume, and that person who talks your ear off day after day. Sometimes I think I’m going to lose my voice from lack of use… I really don’t talk to my cats as much as my friends might think!
Another difficulty in working from home is balancing your time. You have to be good at scheduling your work time; you don’t have anyone else telling you when things need to get done, so you really need to be disciplined and self-motivated. It can also be difficult at times not to be distracted by housework and other family obligations while you’re at home during the day. You have to keep yourself on track despite other things that need to be done. You also need to try to make time that isn’t for working, which can be difficult when you live and work in the same space.
All in all, however, working from home is a positive thing for me. I get to spend more time with my cats; I don’t waste time and gas commuting; and I can give myself a flexible schedule when I’m sick. Must be nice? Well, yeah, it kinda is…
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I also work at home….pluses and minuses…I really (almost) miss the people at the store I used to work for (they hired someone else when I had to stop coming to the store full time to care for my mother..I still did contract work for them and after mom died, I continued the contract work and boss said he didn’t know I wanted to return)well…maybe it was a blessing in disguise. I used to go home a raving idiot because of the lack of competancy of a few of the people running the place. Good luck and lots of business to you!!