Working from Home

1. Advantages

1.1. A person can avoid the commute to and from work

1.2. Your Office Can Be Any Kind and Any Where

1.3. You can get personal things done easier like house cleaning and exercising on your lunch break

1.3.1. It is important to not confuse work hours and personal time just because you are at home

1.4. You Can Stay More Focused

1.5. A person can control their working situation much more—they don’t have to worry about co-workers stopping by to ask a quick question

1.6. You Can Avoid Office Politics

2. Disadvantages

2.1. Difficulty in separating home from work

2.1.1. A person may feel obliged to clean the home

2.1.2. Feeling a need to do the shoping

2.1.3. You may feel like you have to do the home finances and or even cook diner during work hours

2.1.4. A person may try to combine childcare with working from home

2.2. Interruptions from children, work, neighbors, friends, family may be very disruptive

2.3. Professionals working from home complain of isolation and loneliness given their removal from their bosses and coworkers and this can be very depressing