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WORK FROM HOME : More People Work From HomeMore and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don’t work from their offices, or "where they’re meant to work". With the Internet, intranet’s and extranet’s, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier for those with already busy lives. Having said that, whether you work from home or primarily in the office, either have their ups and downs, and working from home isn’t always cracked up to what people think it is. I thought it’d be interesting to show what it’s like working from home, and whether it beats working in the office. Mary-Jo, esteemed colleague and friend, some would say the cornerstone of ZDNet with her blog, All About Microsoft, gave me her view on effectively the same job as me. I actually love working at home. I am way more productive at home than in an office with a lot of interruptions. That said, I think I work too much because there is less separation between being “on” and “off” the clock. The expenses kind of even out: no commuting costs and no $12 tuna sandwiches. I can make what I like and eat what and when I want. That offsets my Internet/electricity/phone, in my mind. I do more and more of my interviews on email and IM. I like that because it reduces time differences, the need to transcribe and the worry you misunderstood something. So I am happy to do fewer phone calls and more “social networking” kinds of interactions. We at ZDNet are as transparent as we possibly can be. You’ll notice some of us have full time jobs as executives and directors, CEO’s of organisations and some do this for a living, whereas I’m the only good-for-nothing student, *sigh*. This is my way of showing transparency in my work, but also the future of how we work, as technology can be the key to our work freedom. So, what happens in my average day as a work from home employee? 0915: I wake up, sun blazing through the window, and my phone’s ringing. It’s not hugely important, but my housemate wants me to nip to the shop and grab some milk for when she comes back to study obligations and contract law. 0930: I’ve grabbed myself a cup of tea, had my waking-up-cigarette and load up a whole batch of favourites. Bink, Neowin, istartedsomething, LiveSide, and check the Beeb to see what’s been going on since I’ve been asleep. Naturally, I check the pages of ZDNet to see if my lovely editor has put me on the front or second pages. Alas today he has not, but losing out to Perlow makes the pain less bearable as his blog keeps me chuckling through the day. Because of the time difference and I’ve been asleep for five hours, this is a golden opportunity to catch up on the networks whilst I’ve been absent. I check my email, see what the other bloggers are saying, see what university announcements there are and start emailing back. Considering I get around 30 genuine emails by the time I wake up, this can take a good 15-20 minutes. By Zack Whittaker 10/5/08 - ZDnet.com Next logical step - Work from homeFor many of us, the next logical step towards creating our own income is to work from home, and an increasing number of these home based businesses are operated...Resources for Work From Home TipsFrom free-lance to full-time gigs, there is a range of fields and work from home tips and resources below. Only you can decide if a home business opportunity is right for you...More People Work From HomeMore and more people work from home every day. 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You’re not alone. One in eight of us have ditched the office to work from home in significantly more stylish surroundings ... |
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