subject: 8 Things They Never Tell You About Working At Home [print this page] You've probably taken the time to thoroughly research the subject of work at home jobs, but I can almost promise you that no matter how much you're checked into an at home job you've probably never heard of the following "Laws of the at home worker".
1. Law of the improbable connection. If the phone rings it will be while you're in the bathroom - and it will be important.
2. Law of the low-tech work break. If you decide to go for a walk or bike ride you will receive an email with an order for more work than you've ever seen before, but they need an immediate answer. While you're smelling the roses the job's going somewhere else.
3. Law of supply in demand. This generally happens when you say yes to every order even when you know you can't fulfill the demand. You hope everything works out, but it generally won't. Either learn to say no or have a contingency plan.
4. Law of procrastination. The work you postpone today will likely be work you failed to complete yesterday, and tomorrow isn't looking the best either. Ignoring it will not make it go away.
5. Law of time borrowing. No matter how you look at it there are only 86,400 seconds available for use every day. 28,800 of those seconds will be spent in sleep. Every second you borrow for things like the computer or television can't be replaced. You are then left with the necessity to borrow from family time or sleep. Neither of those can be made up.
6. Law of the overwhelmed. There may likely be seasons of hard work in your home-based job. Some days will be filled with lots of free time while others can be so full you'd think a dam burst. It can be easy to become overwhelmed. Take your work one order at a time and keep moving forward.
7. The law of personal indulgence. As an individual who works from home you have the ability to break away and enjoy some of life's finer moment. Please, enjoy a few. All work and no play is not conducive to long-term enjoyment of your work. Just make sure those moments are somewhat rare so you can enjoy them more when you aren't engaged in work.
8. Law of priority assignment. If you have a specific amount of money you want to make each month and you can figure out a way to make that income without a great deal of effort then you can enjoy more life in your day. You need to make sure your list of priorities match your available work hours. Remember some priorities are non negotiable while others can be moved at will. Adjust when you need to.
A work at home job may have its own set of pressures because you are responsible for the output of your home-based firm. The expectations may be higher than a standard workplace, but the momentum created is entirely on your shoulders. There may not be anyone forcing you to work a little faster. The way in which you respond will be the measuring stick of how successful you ultimately are.
