Office work is not always the best possible option: someone cannot work on a tight schedule for health reasons or family reasons, and someone is simply uncomfortable with going to work every day, except weekends, especially when for being late for a few minutes may face a fine or reprimand. However, there is a good alternative - work from home.
Benefits of working from home
Working remotely or working from home is becoming an increasingly popular way to make money. Many companies, especially in the West, quickly realized all the benefits of the fact that their employees would not need jobs, but would be able to perform their professional duties without leaving home. The benefits of employees in this case are also obvious, since remote work, as a rule, allows you to more freely plan your day, moreover, saving time on the way to the office.
Naturally, not all types of activity can be carried out without leaving the apartment, however, many can find something to their liking. First of all, those whose activities are related to computers and texts prefer to work from home. Programmers, editors, web designers, journalists, translators, proofreaders - all of them can only occasionally come to the office for planning meetings and meetings, and do the main creative work at home. In addition, active sales managers, advertising agents, real estate agents, in general, all those who need only a telephone and a computer with the Internet to work can work remotely.
Many job offers from home are made by scammers. The main sign of a scam is a requirement to pay for training or supplies needed to get started.
Problems and cons
In addition to the undoubted advantages of such activities, remote work also has certain disadvantages. For many organizations, it is much more accustomed to see their employees in the office, since this allows for more effective control of the work process and discipline, therefore, not all employers agree to a remote format. As a result, most people working from home do not work on the organization's staff, but on a contractual basis, which provides much less social guarantees. In addition, in this case, as a rule, we are not talking about seniority, health insurance, "white" salary.
On the so-called "freelance" exchanges on the Internet, you can find many offers, both one-time remote work and permanent. As a rule, services of translators, web programmers, authors of articles are always included in the price.
Another major problem with teleworking can be a lack of internal discipline. After all, the office environment sets you up for the work environment, allowing you to focus on specific tasks, while at home there are almost always distractions such as chores or an interesting TV show. To ensure that the quality of remote work does not fall, you need to be able to properly plan a working day, putting really important goals first. Otherwise, you may not be able to finish the job on time, which will lead to negative feedback from employers, which means that it will be more difficult to find a new job.
