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Disadvantages of Working From Home:

IF FACE TO FACE INTERACTION WITH CO-WORKERS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, WORKING FROM HOME MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOU.

  1. Long grinding hours being isolated and sitting in front of a computer
    Meeting people face to face can bring about new ideas, improve social skills, inspire and even develop fresh relationships. If you are the type who gets motivated with face to face competition, home based job is not for you. But there are many ways you could rejuvenate yourself after a long day working from home, one way is to pop out of your house for a simple walk or a catch up with friends at the end of each working day.
  2. Working with international employers and dealing with their high expectations
    Working with international employers takes a bit more self-responsibility, a sense of accountability and pro-activeness. You can't be passive in this line of work. Others who work from home become less productive while some tend to become more productive. This mainly depends on your level of maturity to take ownership of what you do at work. Keeping an open mind to accept and embrace change when working from home is one thing, you will quickly learn that the choices you make, your ability to respond and solve problems become critical to keeping your job.
  3. Managing your home-work environment
    Distractions from ambient sounds like vehicles passing on the street, a TV's loud volume, your family's or kids' chatter, a pet making noise, etc. can easily cause your thoughts to drift and compromise your ability to efficiently execute your task priorities. As a contractor, you're expected to consistently maintain focus on your daily deliverables and find ways to manage your environment so that
  4. Technology meltdown
    Quite literally, your internet connection is your lifeline to the job. No internet access simply means no job/work. Issues like problematic internet connections, phone lines that drop, power outages and computer crashes puts your job at risk. Try to always find workarounds to mitigate these situations so that you can ensure that the momentum and working relationship you built with your international client won't get disrupted.