Those that are looking for opportunities to work from home need to decide if it has to be an all or nothing prospect. Your current employment might be conducive to telecommuting 2 to 3 days a week with the rest of the time spent at the office.
For many, the idea of trying to switch from commuting 5 days a week to working from home is scary. If you are an employee will your boss be watching for any little mistake in order to grab your leash and yank you back into the office? Can you remain in touch with co-workers and clients while working from your home office? Will you be out of the loop and be overlooked for promotions?
If you are the boss will the office be able to run without you there overseeing the day-to-day operations? Will your employees slack off and let work slide?
It can take a life-changing event to force you to give it a shot. An illness or accident, loss of a family member, etc. Check out this story from HomeWorking.com.
If your desire and motivation are big enough you can make the switch and increase your work satisfaction and performance at the same time. Take it slow. Start telecommuting one day a week and then add more days as you get into the swing of it. I can guarantee that you will be hooked and will never look back!
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