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5 Good Reasons You Should Stop Looking For a Work at Home Job
By
Sharon Davis
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Looking for a work at home
job? I'll give you 5 good reasons why you should consider
starting a home business instead.
1. Telecommuting jobs are rare- are you? The only real
work at home jobs out there are for highly specialized
skills like programming, translation, transcription and
such. What they all have in common is that they require
special training and employers that hire telecommuters
always require experienced candidates- experts in their
field. Employers just don't hire people to do things like
typing from their homes.
A home business can be anything you want it to be. You get
to follow your passion and do something that you truly
enjoy. I think that if we all couldn't wait to leap out of
bed each morning because we loved what we do, the world
would be a much happier place. So, unless you have a
passion for learning MYSQL / SQL database structure or how
to translate medical documents from English to Japanese, a
home business can offer endless possibilities in an area
that interests you.
2. Telecommuting jobs don't afford as much flexibility as
you might think.
Your boss picks your clients and coworkers, not you. You
may or may not like the people you find yourself working
with day after day, which can be like a slow form of
torture.
With your business you choose who your client will be.
Maybe you want to start a business that has to do with
kids and all your clients have kids at home with them.
They would be more likely to understand and appreciate kid
noise in the background while on the phone with you. You
get to create your own "company culture".
3. You're not in control of your job security. Corporate
downsizing will still apply and even if you have that rare
and special skill that they once found indispensable, you
might find yourself back on the job search track. Also,
unless you have a written agreement that your
telecommuting arrangement is set in stone, employers can
pull you back into the office at their discretion.
4. Big brother will be there looking over your shoulder.
Employers need to
know that their employees are being productive. They just
can't help themselves. This puts more pressure on you to
meet deadlines, to prove that you will be at least as
efficient (if not more efficient) that your on-site
coworkers. Even companies that champion telecommuting
often have strict checks and balances to ensure that
you're not lying around watching television or heading off
to the beach. Supervisors are often suspicious to the
point of micromanaging their telecommuters.
You just can't afford to be lured away by the many
distractions of the home office. The television beckons,
the kids want your attention, you just want to get a load
of laundry in... This is not to say that you can succumb
to these distractions as a home business owner, but the
difference is that you call the shots.
With your own home business, you are Big Brother, Big
Sister, The Big Cheese- your own boss. You set the goals
and the pace and it's up to no one but you how and when
you meet them.
5. And lastly, but most importantly... when you are a home
business owner you
get to take a vacation whenever you want. Could there be a
better reason to stop looking for a telecommute job and
start a home business?
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