Saturday, February 12, 2011

Working from home

More and more jobs allow you to work from home, at least partially. I think there are some jobs where you can do that well and others where that is not really a good option. For Retail or Service oriented jobs it is pretty obvious that you can't work from home but for other jobs like for example consulting or professional training it is not always that obvious.If you do it right it can be very efficient and convenient. The most important aspect you need to consider, beside finding an employer that let's you work from home, is that you have enough self discipline to schedule your day as if you are in the office. Start the day like you would start a regular office day and dress as if you would go to the office. If you can do this then you can work more effectively from home as when you're in the office because you have less interruptions.
To work from home all the time, like a teleworker, requires a very high level of discipline and is definetely not the right option for everyone. In my experience many people can work from home effectively for 1-2 days a weeks but they struggle to do it all the time.