| With the advent of information technology and the | | | | will be spending almost half of their time commuting |
| Internet, work-from-home schemes had been a | | | | back and fort, from their house to office and |
| continuous trend for so many years now, and it | | | | vice-versa. |
| seems to be getting better each day. | | | | Whereas, if they work from home, half of the time |
| So, here you are trying your way to get out of the | | | | spent in commuting will be dedicated more to the |
| traffic because you are bound to be late for work | | | | family, keeping the bond alive and the love |
| again. And when you get down to start your work, | | | | overflowing. |
| you will realize that it is time again to pack your | | | | Cons |
| things up and start heading for home. That is another | | | | 1. It's not an eight-to-five job. |
| traffic you have to get through again. | | | | This means that since you work from home, the |
| Looks like a pretty wearisome routine? Think again. | | | | timeframe is not strictly set unlike what you have on |
| No wonder why more and more people are enticed | | | | a regular job. |
| to try working from home. They only not save more | | | | Moreover, your client sometimes gets to think that |
| money from commuting and driving but they are able | | | | you are available 24 hours a day because it is so |
| to work better because they are not too tired to | | | | easy to get in touch with you. All they have to do is |
| get things done. | | | | to call you or get you online. What's worse, they |
| So, if you have been contemplating on whether you | | | | won't even think twice in calling you at midnight just |
| would go and try working at home or not, then it's | | | | because there's some work that need to be hurriedly |
| better to check some of the pros and cons first so | | | | done. |
| as to help you decide whether you would go for it or | | | | 2. There's no definite distinction. |
| not: | | | | This because your home is your office and your |
| Pros | | | | office is your home. In this manner, it is really difficult |
| 1. Convenience | | | | to set a clear distinction on getting into an office |
| This is the very edge of most work-from-home | | | | mode and eventually switching to home mode if |
| arrangements. You don't have to wake up early | | | | needed. |
| every single day just to beat the bus or get through | | | | Most often than not, you get to work most of the |
| a heavy traffic. | | | | time when you work from home because there are |
| 2. Encourages safety. | | | | no time frame to follow, no buzzers to beat, and no |
| There had been reports wherein most accidents | | | | deadlines to meet. |
| involve people who are in a hurry to get to work. | | | | 3. It's even harder to set discipline at home. |
| There are thousand of incidents where people get | | | | This is because you can clearly see that your home |
| hurt or harshly hurt just because they want to get | | | | office is just beside your bed, your computer near |
| to work at once so as not to be late. All of these | | | | your night table, and your phone just a few inches |
| things get down on one main point: they are all in a | | | | from you. |
| hurry to get to work. | | | | If people find it so hard to wake up in the morning |
| Whereas, if you work from home, chances are you | | | | just to get to work, it is doubly harder when working |
| will not be experiencing these dangerous incidents | | | | from home. People who works from home always |
| lurking around. You don't have to be in a hurry to | | | | tend to think that they can do it a little later since |
| beat the traffic. You don't have to press the | | | | there wouldn't be no boss checking out if you are |
| accelerator faster just to get into the meeting earlier. | | | | late. |
| All you have to do is to sit back, relax and | | | | So, if you really want to decide whether you want |
| contemplate on how you will start your work today | | | | to work from home, it's all up to you now. The |
| right in the comfort of your home. | | | | bottom line is that whether it is from home or in the |
| 3. Gives more time for your family. | | | | office, as long as you are well compensated, then |
| In many instances, people who work in the office will | | | | there wouldn't be any problem at all. |
| have little time for their family. This is because they | | | | |