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Working From Home

I have worked away from home before and not worked at home (on the road and at an establishment). I must say that I prefer to be my own boss, but not sure about actually being at home to work. Here are some of my pros and cons about it:

POSITIVE:

1. When you wake up you are already on the job site
2. It easy to take breaks
3. You do not necessarily have to 'dress-up'
4. No staff to worry about

NEGATIVE:

1. Children making noise
2. No one at home believes you are actually working
3. Everyone calls you at home because they think you are on vacation
4. Your on your own bud

What is your point of view?

Home Working

I would love to work from home:
Not have to "dress up" really appeals to me.
Set my own hours.
Can multi-task while I am working: do laundry while I work.

Cons:
Hard to get raises.
No one to interact with. [The cats just don't talk much, all they want is to be held or fed.]
I would eat way too much if I worked at home.
Also I probably wouldn't keep regular hours. Napping when ever I was tired, getting to bed at odd hours.

Now that I think about it, going to an 'Outside' job is really best for me.

Working From Home History & Civil Business Politics

I don't think I am disciplined enough to work from home. Too many distractions. I don't think I would be as productive from home. Too easy to turn on the TV or take a dip in the pool (summer months only ).

I also think JB has a very good point about others not taking your work seriously. They will stop in or expect you to be able to do certain things because you work from home. To be successful working from home, you need to put in as many hours as you would in an office. I can see how this would be very difficult to manage given all the potential distractions.

Home Working

There is a sense of networking with your peers that you lose when you work from home. I can see working from home part-time, or as needed, but not full time. I would have to agree with tenaheff and say that I would not be disciplined enough to not stray away from 'work' if I was at home, and then I would feel as if I had not given my best effort.
I know of many people at my job who have made the transition from working at the office to working at home and I believe it has hurt their careers with respect to promotions, assignments and job responsibilities. There is definitely an edge for those who are seen day in and day out even though they may be less productive than those who are not in the office every day.
On the flip side with today's world of technology and the ability to communicate and network real time wherever you are, it is becoming easier for the remote workers to not only perform their jobs efficiently but also be seen by their management as productive employees. I know of one manager whose entire workforce work remotely, and she has become a great leader by learning how to effectively manage employees that she may only see once or twice a year. This in turn has opened the door for more employees who have had an interest in working at home because they now see it as a viable option and not a detriment necessarily to their career.

Home Working

One of the great things of working from home is that you don't have to deal with people directly on a regular basis, I'm sure it brings more peace of mind than someone who is on an office all day long hearing the boss's complains and try to deal with all sort of personalities.

Working From Home

I would love to find a way to earn a living from home, something that was not some kind of pyramid scheme or "multi-level marketing" garbage. I think I would prefer to not be just a "remote" worker or "tele-worker" for a big corporation, but to have my own business that I'm responsible for. I believe I'm mature enough now to actually do the work and not goof off, no matter how tempting it might be. I know what it's like to be faced with no income! But I have not found my "niche" yet

Roz

Working Home

Roz, just make a list of your talents or observe other's people businesses and see what are things that sell. You are blessed to be in the US where in my humble opinion, everything sells! American LOVE to consume and buy stuff, I'm sure you can do it.

Working Home Politics Business Civil & History

I have done it, but it is difficult. You definitely must make a special place in your house where to work. There are just to many distractions and excuses not to actually do work. I have found creating a exclusive space where to do work helps...otherwise I am definitely not as productive.

Just my experience,

Vincenzo