I didn’t post anything yesterday because I just started a new WORK FROM HOME JOB. Yes, they are real and they are legit. At this point, I am in training and I am not certain how much of my day will actually be required once I am up to speed. For now, however, I am plugging along.
I have worked from home before and I know it takes a lot of discipline to not get distracted by day to day events–hobbies, TV, friends and neighbors. Before you decide it is a great way to live, you must understand that working from home requires a monumental amount of discipline. Also, you will probably find that you work more and harder when working from home. Deadlines are more clearly defined and must be adhered to and tolerance for continually missing deadlines can cost you money and perhaps even your job.
It is very nice to start work when I am ready and not when the boss says I must be there. It is nice to take a long lunch break, if I want to, or to nap if I want to. It is nice to walk out of my bedroom and directly into my office to get going. I save money on gas, wear and tear on my car, work clothes.
This life fits me now. I don’t have to go out when the weather is bad. This week has been wonderful because I didn’t have to drive in the snow. I don’t have to deal with angry drivers. I don’t have worry about dress codes or make-up. I don’t have to worry about a lot of things people deal with every day in the work force.
There are some downsides, however. I have already mentioned productivity. If you want to keep your job, you have to work. You cannot play video games or solitaire. While, you don’t have a micromanager, there are people watching what you do. Sometimes, you will be watched closer because now you are accountable for every moment of your time. You get daily goals and you can get them done in 4 hours or drag it out for 8 or 10 hours.
But if I want to get to my hobbies, my reading, my writing, I will take the 4 hour a day route and not get distracted by life in my house.
The biggest downside I have found is that Starbucks does not deliver and Uber-eats is expensive.
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