🚍All aboard!🚍

 

You may recall from my intro to the blog that I'm a work-from-home entrepreneur - I have my own social/digital marketing firm. It's a real challenge getting my name out there since it's a startup. I'm often up in the wee hours of the night with ideas, concepts, or random thoughts that just come to me or sometimes it's the random train of thought from earlier in the day that derailed and I had no survivors I suddenly find one and now I'm AWAKE!

However, there are some perks of working from home:

1. The commute is pretty decent, might be a furry speed bump along the hallway, but mostly smooth sailing.
2. Coworkers are pretty decent, sometimes demanding, often distracting, and most of the time just plain quiet and a lot of one-sided conversation.
3. Breakroom is usually pretty stocked.
4. The ability to say meh it's 5 o'clock somewhere after a meeting that doesn't go well and no one blinks!
5. Working from my pj's is usually my uniform
6. Work when I can sneak in 5 mins here or 3 hours there (usually depending on my coworker's ability to get along).
7. Working from the backyard on days when getting a tan, watching coworkers play, and work collide, is starting to happen more often.
8. The ability to embrace the idea of a siesta is always a great perk that most corporate jobs would frown upon.

While this is not a complete list of the perks, it's some of the main highlights for me.

Working from home is great for me since I have a medical condition that doesn't stop me from working outside of the home, but it gives me more freedom to handle my issues when I need to instead of when it's convenient. However, it also brings up some other concerns.

Working from home definitely has its perks, but there are some downsides that you should consider. For starters,

1. I'm virtually always home, which can get a little boring at times.
2. People also tend to think that because I work from home, I'm not doing anything – which isn't true.
3. Plus, it can be hard to find other people to bounce ideas off of and collaborate with,
4. I don't have anyone to gloat to when I've finished a project that has made me struggle.
5. Let's not forget the extra cleaning duty that comes along with it!
6. Plus, when I do leave the house, everyone seems a lot less intelligent than before.
7. Last but not least, it can be really lonely when I need to vent or even if I feel like crying.

Working from home can be a great opportunity for those who are able to make it work for them, but it isn't for everyone. It takes a lot of discipline and determination to make it work, but with the right mindset, it can be done. There is no easy way to completely separate work from home life so show a little appreciation for those who choose to work from home and support them. While their commute may be short they still may be riding the struggle bus while looking to achieve work-life balance.

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