Oh the joys on working from home.
I read (and fantasize) about it somedays - like today for instance. Thanks to Miss
Mommy Is Moody I ran across this article about
how to convince your boss to let you work from home.
Sign me up and call me Sally, or Sue, or heck, even Barb. If I get to type away on policies and procedures while in my snugglies wearing marshmallow slippers, I would be the happiest chick on the planet.
I might not even shower.
Well ok, I'd shower, but maybe not until 2pm. That's still hygienic, right?
In all seriousness though, I think it's rather neat when you look at the statistics of people who work at home (either part time or full time). It's neat to look at how the economy is changing,
how jobs themselves are changing to allow people to complete their work via laptops, blackberries, and various forms of PDA's.
My grandparents would be appalled.
Gone are the days where the majority of people need to be at their desk before they clock in. Like the Brad Paisley song so efficiently states, we can now effortlessly hold video chat conferences with people halfway around the world.
In the not so distant future, I will have to explain to my (future) children, that in the olden days, people used to have to hand-write letters and send them to one another by something called Canada Post, and it would take up to 10 days for our friends and/or family to receive the letters.
They'll be shocked! I'm kind of excited for the day I get to tell stories of having to walk 10 km to the local post office, up hill, in the snow,
both ways. But I digress. What I did actually want to write about was working from home, and what all the hoop-la has been about in the past little while about all this flexible time.
Let's weigh the pros and cons of working from home, mmmm, shall we?
Exhibit A - pro - You could wear your pajamas if you wanted to. Heck you could even wear your birthday suit (although, I would prefer to think that those weird telemarketers working from home are clothed when their calling me).
Exhibit B - con - Pretty sure image 1.1 below may be a slightly bigger issue in said snugglies and in the comfort of your own home.
Exhibit C - pro - taking the dog for a walk just got a heck of a lot easier, since you get to take your break, enjoy some companionship, and get ourdoors all in one go. Now who wouldn't feel refreshed after that?
Exhibit D - con - There are a ton more snacks in my house than there are in my office.... (need I explain where this one is going?)
Exhibit E - pro - No limit on type or volume of music
Exhibit F - con - Possibly become slightly more concerned with the dancing to said music than completing any actual solid work.
So, as far as I can tell, working from home is definitely a win-win for the employee, and most likely a gamble for the employer allowing said actions. Awesome. Which means my chances of working from home any time soon is pretty much slim-to-none.
Becoming self employed just might have moved a bit higher up on my priority list (with the slight possibility of a reduction in billable hours due to the new glee soundtrack).
Love to chat more folks, but I'm off to work!
Over and Out.
[disclaimer - this article was written for pure amusement and does not depict what I do/would do while working on company time. I simply wanted an excuse to use pretty pictures (again) from weheartit.com /end disclaimer]
