weren't ... but if you do have family, then ground rules need to be laid
and they have to understand when work time is and when play time is.
Before I was totally work at home, I had a contract which required me to
go to an office.
I got FAR less done in the office environment than when I was at home,
allowed to zone on my work, no interruptions.
When we have to "group up" to discuss projects we do, it's just a
different method. We have WebEx, telephone conferences, web cam if
absolute need be. Or we actually go see a client or they come to us. we
have one coming to us the end of March because he wants a face to face
and to go out to dinner. Socialize.
Right now my only interruptions are the ones I allow to interupt me like
answering emails such as this :P :D or volunteering my efforts to
greyhound adoption programs. Though the phone rings sometimes. :D
I was dead serious about the money thing. I don't expect to be a
millionaire. Would like to ... but more important to me is having enough
to pay the bills every month, feed us, clothe us, have a nice house, and
enjoy each other's company with some 4 legged friends. It's ESPECIALLY
nice to have the animals around all day.
Some people can achieve that AND comute to an office, work for someone
else, or even themselves ... I just can't. Been working from home now
for 5 years. Our home office is set up nicely too. Not fancy, but nice!
:D
Look: http://www.weberika.com/images/officepanorama.jpg
Cheers,
Erika
From: Jim Campbell
That's interesting, since I think I'd like to avoid working from home
anymore. Too many distractions for me, and I really do better
separating my work time from my home time. I did some 1099 work last
year, some from home, and found working from home far more distracting,
especially since the kids were around. At the office, it's a lot easier
to casually approach issues and group up to discuss projects and the
like.
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