Thursday, November 02, 2006

Ideal Work At Home Situation

If someone is considering a work at home job situation they should look at it realistically, considering the disadvantages as well as the advantages. Here are some work at home issues that should be seriously considered.

The advantages of work at home include reduction of stress, improvement in morale, improvement in work satisfaction and increased motivation. A work at home atmosphere can often reduce interruptions (though without setting up rules and boundaries for family, friends and neighbors this won’t be the case), greater focus on work which means improved productivity not only in work volume but reduced time to get the same amount of work completed.

If someone works at home the employee or entrepreneur generally saves money on food, clothes, gas, parking, and auto insurance. Statistics show that the cost of the average work commute costs approximately $10,000 a year. Depending on the length of time the worker or entrepreneur spent commuting to work each day, she or he may have another 10 or more free hours each week if working at home.

A work at home position often resolves a trailing spouse problem if the spouse is allowed to telework for her or his current employer. One of the things most employees express as of paramount importance in their work at home job situation is the flexibility to take care of their families and spend more quality time with their loved ones.

Disabled persons who can’t commute easily or are agoraphobic can especially benefit from a work at home job.

A work at home situation can have its drawbacks, however – especially if one doesn’t carefully consider his or her temperament and the likelihood that work at home will be enjoyable. Work at home can cause problems with non-teleworking coworkers, especially if they have been turned down for a work at home situation. It will reduce the teleworkers social interaction and if that worker doesn’t make concerted efforts to get out of the house and mingle socially she or he can start to suffer from loneliness. For those who work for an employer at home they have to make more of an effort not to be forgotten when it comes time for promotions, special projects, bonuses, contests, meetings and so forth. Without the effort of the teleworker, the coworkers and the supervisor out of sight can be truly out of mind. And this can be career death.

It’s crucial that the person who has a work at home situation be able to stay on task without immediate supervision and can avoid the refrigerator and other distractions.
Source: http://www.ivc.ca/proteleworkers.html �

Comments:

I find this to be very true. I recently started working and living in Winston Salem 5 days a week due to a change in management at the company that I work for. This is away from my home in Monroe NC and away from my wife, whom I dearly love buy the way. My stress levels are going through the roof. I want desperately for my home based business to succeed so I can do like Suzanne who recently started working part time at her normal job, except I would like to jump into the home business full time. Why wait?

Leonard Bartholomew
Desperately seeking a home based business that works

# posted by  Leonard Bartholomew : 12:26 PM

 

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Is a Home Business Right For You?
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Every morning as people wake up and make the commute to work, many dream of the day when they will finally work for themselves. Every time the boss lets someone know that they must give up their weekend plans for the good of the company, people contemplate the benefits of being the owner of their own business.

Are you one of these people?

If you are, it is important to ask yourself some very important questions before you make the uncertain leap into self-employment.

Many dream of the benefits of home business ownership, but few take into account the sacrifices that must be made to bring the dream to fruition. Please don`t make this mistake yourself.

You must approach home business ownership with your eyes wide open. Ask yourself the important questions, and more importantly, answer your own questions openly and honestly.

AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION

Are you the type of person who relishes every chance to gather around the water cooler for social interaction?

If so, then home business ownership may not be the right decision for you.

Instead, if you feel that you can be quite content sitting alone at your desk; speaking only to clients and really minding your own home business, then you might have what it takes to succeed as a home business entrepreneur.

If you feel at ease with your own company and don`t need a dozen coworkers milling around your desk, then you, too, could savor the freedoms that will allow you and your family, to live the lifestyle you know you want and deserve.

THE KEY TO HOME BUSINESS SUCCESS

Self-motivation is the key to success when you start a home-based business. You need to possess the ability to push yourself ahead. Your drive and determination will be reinforced with every new sale.

The level of success that you will achieve greatly depends on the time and effort you are willing to plow into your new home business. Your organization, planning and marketing skills, will all be put into practice when you embark on your liberating journey from employee, to being your own boss. In fact, you will be the wearer of many hats and gain a wealth of business experience along the way, when you finally make that commitment to work at home.

YOUR SUCCESS RESTS ENTIRELY UPON YOUR OWN SHOULDERS

You will now be the boss. Are you truly able to work independently? Do you have the drive; the tenacity, to persevere with your home based business? Will you be able to invest the necessary time to nurture it, to watch it grow and see it through, from germination to full, glorious bloom? When you`re the boss, you are responsible for the success of your home business, from A to Z, from disappointments to victory.

When you work at home, it will empower you to achieve many things you were unable to do when you were stuck working for that tyrant boss. Remember him? He`s the guy that wouldn`t let you take time off when your baby was sick...the same guy that called you in to work on a public holiday.

A home business means that you can take good care of your family and make money from home, simultaneously. You will have the best of both worlds! Just think--no more dirty laundry piling up--you can do it while you work. No more scurrying around at the last minute searching for a babysitter either. And no more worrying about getting fired; you`ll be the boss!

IN CONCLUSION...

Stay positive and focused on your home based business, even if, when sales aren`t up to par, you get occasional negative remarks or derogatory comments from people with stuffy, dead-end jobs. Ignore their cutting words and bear in mind that success is the best revenge! Keep your admirable, positive attitude at the forefront and show them what you`re made of!

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