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The Truth About Working at Home
Working at home is such a hot topic these days. But with any hot topic, there ’s always two sides of the story.
Is working at home a great way to save on daycare costs? Do people who work from home have it easy because they can slack off? Does working at home make you less professional because you don’t have to get dressed and shower? Or are these all silly assumptions with no base in truth?
Let’s see what some full-time home office workers have to say about these issues; starting with one of the biggest claims you’ll ever hear about working from home- it’s great because you have no boss.
“People who aren’t self-employed continuously repeat the myth that if you are self-employed, you don’t have to answer to anyone. In reality, each of your clients is your boss. You are accountable to them, to their needs, project deadlines, and quirks. However, if you’ve done a good job choosing good clients, these people are a pleasure to work with – to serve – rather than a chore”, said Angela J. Mattson of MattsonBusiness.com
What about your children? Do home office workers have it easy by saving on daycare?
On one hand, many full-time home office workers said that full-time child care is a must.
“People often say they would love to work from home so they can care for their children at the same time. What they don’t understand initially is that you can rarely do both without help. It’s very tough to work productively if you are also responsible for keeping an eye on young children. A better solution is to arrange for out-of-home day care, at least for certain hours of the day, so you can get work done”, said Marcia Layton Turner of MarciaLaytonTurner.com
But on the other hand, some seem to manage just fine. Mary Schneider of CxoValue.com responded, “There’s a myth that if you have children, it will be nearly impossible to work from home. In reality, it is easy to manage if you have a dedicated work area and teach your children new parameters/behaviors associated with you being at work.”
Photographer Kaileen Galhouse of galhousephotography.com said she gives this response when people ask about her children. “…they are in full-time daycare, because this is my full-time job!”
This must be a case of different strokes for different folks. And that holds true for many issues that home workers face. Everyone has their own way of doing things.
Let’s take the pajama issue for example. What’s the deal on attire? Does what you wear to work have any impact at all on your productivity?
I m looking forward desperately for the next post of yours..
In response to the comment made by Veronika Freeman about working in pj’s. I couldn’t agree with her more. There have been many times in the middle of the night that a idea has comes to me in a dream or my subconscience. I then pitter pat my way down the hallway, in my bathrobe and fuzzy slippers, to my home office and get a full days work done before everyone in the house wakes for breakfast..