| Working from home is a fast growing trend | | | | young to be in school yet, it is usually |
| these days. But what most people do is they | | | | pretty difficult to get any work done when |
| jump right in with the hopes and dreams of | | | | they are awake. You will get most of your |
| making huge profits before they even think | | | | work done when they are sleeping during |
| about the fact that there are some | | | | naptime and later at night. |
| disadvantages to working at home. | | | | |
| | | | Family members may not mind taking care of |
| The benefits do indeed outweigh the drawbacks | | | | the children from time to time, but in the |
| to working at home, however, you should | | | | end both the children and the job are your |
| consider the following disadvantages to | | | | responsibility. It is easier to work from |
| working at home before making your final | | | | home with older children, but you will still |
| decision. | | | | need to have a balanced schedule in order to |
| | | | get all the things done that you need to do. |
| 1) Acknowledge Your Present Job or Career | | | | |
| | | | 4) Discipline and Self-Motivation |
| You may not be able to easily transfer your | | | | |
| current career into a work at home situation. | | | | In order to accomplish everything that you |
| For example, if you work as a police officer | | | | want to you will need to be disciplined and |
| or in the medical field, you may not be able | | | | self-motivated. If you need encouragement by |
| to easily transition your career to working | | | | others to keep going, then I wouldn't |
| from home unless you change careers entirely. | | | | recommend that you work from home. You will |
| | | | not have anyone looking over your shoulders |
| Creative jobs like writing and design | | | | and making sure the job is being done. Many |
| transfer well, as do, administrative and | | | | distractions can get in the way, such as TV, |
| sales positions. If you cannot make the work | | | | friends, family, housework, emails and |
| at home switch with your present job, you can | | | | surfing the Internet. |
| try to think of something that you would like | | | | |
| to do working from home and begin | | | | 5) Isolation |
| investigating that field. | | | | |
| | | | Working from home can be lonely and |
| 2) Cost - Disadvantage or Advantage? | | | | frustrating. Find ways to make sure that you |
| | | | remain comfortable spending time alone. If |
| You can decide if working from home is right | | | | you feel depressed at all, you will become |
| for you by determining the cost factor. Many | | | | withdrawn and sad. It is best to take the |
| moms will want to stay at home to work in | | | | right steps to combat the loneliness before |
| order to save money on daycare. But, when you | | | | the issue worsens. |
| work from home you are now self-employed. | | | | |
| | | | Once you have considered these factors you |
| You will need to get health insurance, which | | | | may decide that working from home is not the |
| will come out of your own pocket. You will | | | | best thing for you. However, hundreds of |
| have to pay many taxes and be required to | | | | people deal with these disadvantages to |
| keep excellent records of your income and | | | | working at home and still seem to find |
| expenses, so you can fill out your end of | | | | success in their careers. |
| year tax return. | | | | |
| | | | If working from home is really what you want |
| 3) Working at Home with Children | | | | to do, then these drawbacks should not stop |
| | | | you. Just be sure that you understand that |
| It is not as easy as it may seem to work at | | | | there are some disadvantages to working at |
| home with children. If your children are too | | | | home as well as the many advantages. |