8 Reasons Why You Should NOT Work From Home

More and more people are joining the bandwagon of freelancing nowadays. It’s an attractive idea – tempting in every way especially if that means not having to wake up early in the morning and stuck in traffic jams.

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Freelancers conveniently work from home though not all work from home have to be freelancers. With all the hype and advantages bragged by freelancers, are you tempted to consider this option? I like the idea of working from home and had tried it before. Now, let’s turn to the other side of the coin and consider 8 good reasons why you should NOT work from home.

1. You wake up later and later – and being deceived that it was time saved from the traffic jam. When there is no fixed routine, discipline became an issue. Not everyone can handle that.

2. Not having meals at proper times– in office, you automatically know when to have lunch because there is the usual buzz at certain time of the day. At home, you need an alarm clock to alert you but who would do that?

3. Talking to yourself – and you don’t even realize until it hits you one day. Why took so long to realize because no one was there to tell you!

4. You count your friends in Facebook, LinkedIn and what not – but cannot even name a friend that you can call your lunch buddy. So sad…

5. All the nice dresses are collecting dust – waiting to wear them ONLY when you got invites for some functions. What a waste!

6. Domestic crisis – when your in-laws or kids are in the same house, most likely you will spend more time fixing something in the kitchen and helping with their homework than completing the work you set to do.

7. Work from home almost equates to working alone – you want to test out some ideas but cannot reach out to a colleague right away to share it. Though this can be compensated through msn or yahoo chats, nothing beats having a real person in front of you debating some sticky issues.

8. You may not get your pay check on time. This applies to almost every freelancer I know. When the money is not coming in and the bills need to be paid, that’s when you would envy all the full-time wage earners.



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