Comments on: Work-at-Home Employment: It isn’t a Real Job

By: I left a keyword for a name

I left a keyword for a name — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:46:15 +0000

I am blogging from past 2 years and am earning a decent from it, more than what a job in my field(IT) pays. But the sad part is that our society still tell me a jobless graduate, and am at constant pressure from my family to find a join in an MNC. This is the saddest part that working from home in my society is not appreciated..
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By: Nomusa

Nomusa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:31:14 +0000

Luckily for me,my two kids understand the importance of deadlines.If one is at home he usaully will come up with a cup of coffee and have a chat off he goes again.Maybe its people around you that provide distraction and oh by the way I still hold a fulltime job
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By: m. de vries

m. de vries — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:51:04 +0000

Work at home is still not appreciated. Too bad!

By: Mr Data Entry

Mr Data Entry — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:43:57 +0000

I am in a similar situation myself. I always have a tough time getting friends and family to relise what I do is serious stuff. I have been doing data entry for nearly 3 years and everyone knows I do this yet I still get interupted and treated as if its not a real job.
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By: Paul at Wooden Doors

Paul at Wooden Doors — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:09:08 +0000

So true, I can call ourselves the self-starters and the more responsible ones as there are no bosses or supervisors that would tell us what we should do, we always initiate all the things are that are needed to be done. Thus, we can call all the freelancers a true professional and we do need a the same respect from others.

By: James

James — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:06:07 +0000

I hear you on all accounts, and I can related to everything you’ve mentioned. When I get exasperated with people, I always blurt out, “Do you see me showing up on construction sites for a coffee with the workers? Do I go hang out for hours at someone’s office?” It’s a frustrating problem.

I gathered some resources that can help set boundaries for home-office workers. Some have helped immensely. Some haven’t.

Most of all, it’s learning to just say no and put your foot down until people get it. They may feel hurt, insulted, and set aside for the first two weeks. Once they see that by leaving you alone to work, you’re done faster and can spend more time with them, they’ll come around.

Keep me posted on how it goes!

By: Serendipity

Serendipity — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:54:39 +0000

James,

That’s one of the main reasons I don’t claim many jobs or blog as often as I’d like-interruptions from people who don’t understand what “working from home” really means.

It’s just not phone calls-although even when you don’t answer they have still disrupted a train of thought-but other elements outside one’s control. In my case, right now my dad is staying with me while he recuperates from surgery, and I’m constantly feeling guilty that I spend so much of the day in another room. He occasionally mentions that I’m “never” around, even though I prepare meals, give him medication and sit wiith him in front of the tv from time to time, but he wouldn’t say that if I had to leave the house for a “real” job. Then, when his visiting nurses and therapists come, I feel obligated to stop and talk to them for a bit, which is always longer expected because it crosses over to socialization.

When my daughter is home and wanting the computer, it’s another issue. I don’t want a second computer because I really don’t want her to have unlimited access, so it’s a matter of sharing. Somedays it’s a matter of repeatedly saying “You can have it when I’m done and I’ll let you know when”-more distractions.

Then my husband will come home and ask if I’ve gone to the store, cleaned the litterbox, run the washing machine, and done any of the other chores on our list. In most cases I have, but still resent that he wouldn’t ask those questions if I was in an office from 8-5.

Lately, I’m really stressed over all of this. I’m starting to think that I need to establish an agenda for personal chores and never, ever, allow them to creep into my workday (when my daughter is in school). It will mean more guilt feelings that I’m failing as a housewife, but what else can one do? Isn’t that what famous writers do, lock themselves in their study for 8 straight hours? I read Steven King writes every day except for his birthday and Christmas…I bet they let him alone!