My Dearies, I am not in the best of health while creating this post. But as you all know I am addicted to my blog & its readers like the Bee on flowers. You just cant forget them !! All the support that I receive from each one of you via the comments is cherished ... they all motivate me to live life king size (even though some people might be really jealous).
It's been almost a week I have been working out of home due to the issues with my cervical & it is still not coming back to normal. I am having fever (something I really hate). Some of my acquaintances claim working from home to be a real cool benefit that my employer provides. I always tell them that working from home is not as exciting as they might feel.
While there are benefits - Flexibility to select one's won hours
Reduced costs (that's one of the benefits for the employer)
Reduced Travel (if you stay far away or face a lot of traffic)
There are concerns also -
One of the most important aspect of professional life that I miss is Networking. You cant meet a lot of people in your organisation and form a rapport with them. Business networking is essential so that you are aware of whom to reach in case you need help. But, you wont come to know them all sitting at home.
Loneliness is another concern for social butterflies. They can find it real difficult to work for long hours sitting in front of computer without seeing others.
Discipline is prime. When at home you tend to get distracted by a lot of things e.g. door bells, cooking, family members etc. All the minor disturbances add to your work hours. One minute of distraction takes 10 mins of re-consideration of the task you are working at. So, while at home one needs to be very disciplined about the work hours.
A lot many people tend to work 12 - 14 hours a day when working from home thereby building a lot of stress on themselves. This, finally reduces their performance. They feel they are working 12 hours a day but the results are not very good. Make a schedule that helps you DE-stress and perform at optimal level.
Do you have the right set up for the home office ??
This probably is the top most factor before considering working from home. Appropriate work area is necessary. It should be isolated (where you are not disturbed frequently). High speed Internet connection, appropriate desk etc are mandatory if you plan to work 7 - 8 hours from your home office.
Training & Skill Development is another very important area of concern. While we can advocate that trainings can be taken online but honestly some trainings are better taken in classroom environment. For such functional or behavioral trainings in person interactions are the best. Online trainings might not be that effective.
If you are working from home totally then there can be a stagnation in acquisition of new skills and trainings. You might have questions that are not resolved virtually.
2 comments:
Well, who can better comment upon this blog of urs, than me, who has d feeling still so fresh in my mind, coz, i too have spent this day, today, working from home... :D... i totally completely absolutely agree wid u, on whatever u said... wd like to add another point... if u work from home, and are lazy enough to b workin sittin/lying on ur bed, then, ur body aches like crazy till u reach evening... lol... dont ask me, how i know this... :D
I totally agree with you...a major distraction is - DOOR BELL...ughhhh!!!!
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