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10 Benefits Of Working From Home

July 23rd, 2007 by Paul

There are many benefits of working from home. They vary from working at your own pace without interruptions (annoying phone calls from other departments) to selecting what time you have your coffee breaks.

I’ve compiled a list of 10 benefits of working from home. These are from my own experiences as I now work full time from home to help develop my wife’s online business and also work on various blogs.

10, Privacy: One of the main issues that I had in my last job was that I never had any privacy. One such incident was when I was trying to eat my lunch. I would still have work colleagues ask me how or when I would fix their computer. Now that I work from home I can eat my food in peace.

9, Commuting: I think everyone has this on their list. Obviously when working from home there is no commuting involved, walking to the fridge for a cold drink doesn’t count. This will also save you money in the long run due to not having to pay astronomical fuel costs.

8, Relaxation: When working in a stuffy office or worse a cubical, it can be very difficult to relax. When at home you can take a break whenever you want, no need to ask a supervisor for permission. When I take time out to relax I go outside to play with my dogs.

Your pets will also appreciate this too. I know that my German Shepard adores the attention and just loves to play fetch when I’m out there.

7, Breaks: When working from home you can pretty much take a break whenever you want. You’re not tied down to the usual work related hours and certainly don’t need to answer to anyone when wanting a cup of coffee.

What I like about this situation is that I can take my lunch break whenever I want. Usually while watching my favourite comedy show on television.

6, Stationery: It might seem peculiar that I have stationery in the list but here is the reason why. Nobody can steal it. There’s nothing worse than having your envelopes or post it notes stolen in work and the mysterious pen vortex doesn’t exist. Meaning you will always have your favourite pen unless you’re like me and forget where you put things.

5, Co-Workers: There are none. No office politics, no gossip and certainly no office nazi.

4, Vacation: You can go on leave when it suits you. Not when it suits everyone else. If you want time off over Christmas you can without having to compete with other employees.

3, Self Esteem: When working from home I’ve noticed that my self esteem has improved. I’ve had time to work on the jobs that I enjoy and not to having to do menial work that my boss has put in front of me. I can now work on projects that challenge me and gives satisfaction.

2, Training and Development In my last job I was promised training and development but due to budget cuts I was given less work hours and no training. Now that I’m working from home I can do web based training whenever I want and improve my knowledge base on a daily basis.

1, Personal Relationships Since quitting my job and working from home my relationship with my wife has improved. I’m more outgoing and a lot more relaxed. I’m open to new ideas and activities because I now have the time and less stress.

So as you can see working from home for me has become a definite positive and if you’re able to do it yourself go for it. In my next article I will advise on the various kinds of work you can do from home. Not all will be computer related because there are other jobs that you don’t need a computer for.