Thinking of working from home? Read what you need to know.

Imagine waking up one morning, not need to rush to the office, then just walk to the fridge, sit on the couch, and opening your laptop.
People associate working from home with a calm, safe atmosphere where you can take a break from work at any time and come back when it suits you. Although in theory it sounds idyllic, not everything is as it seems at first.
Any employer who offers you work from home as an option will expect you to meet the deadlines within the given time frames because it is not a hobby but a business relationship.

According to data released by the company in 2019, Owllabs in the US, 34% of workers were willing to agree to cash cuts5%, 24% would agree to10%, and 20% would take a cut greater than 10%. Reasons, why workers want to do their work remotely, are not surprising: better work-life balance (91%), increased productivity/better focus (79%), less stress (78%), and travel avoidance (78%)
If you are thinking about this option, look at the situation from multiple angles, and read some of the advantages and disadvantages that it brings.

Advantages

Independence

Working from home will allow you more independence, better focus and concentration. You will learn to rely on yourself and your organization skills which are no small things in developing your career.

Productivity

As long as you don't take advantage of the freedom of organization, you can be much more productive working from home. Do not waste time communicating with colleagues, no one interrupts your work and does not interfere with your concentration.

Flexibility

You are flexible in organizing your working hours and you determine when your working day begins and ends. You know your biorhythm best and can determine the time when you are most productive accordingly.

Formal clothing

Most of us have to come to work properly trained, to what extent it depends on the job and the policy of the company you work for. Working from home allows you comfort, which coming to the office limits to some extent.

Disadvantages

A sense of isolation

You may not have that feeling as you come to edit, but working with colleagues greatly affects your work. Everyday job conversations and problems you face, as well as the habits of other colleagues that you sometimes apply in your work practice, are absent when you are not in daily contact.

Access to resources

It's much easier to approach problem-solving or devising new projects when all the resources at your fingertips. Sometimes such a situation can lead to unnecessary frustration and delays in completing tasks.

Disciplined

When organizing your working hours, you need a dose of discipline and self-control. For many, this type of work brings more problems because they are left to fend for themselves and have to resist external factors that interfere with them, such as pets or interesting content on the Internet that has nothing to do with work.
At the end of the day, the decision is up to you and before you decide on something like that, weigh the positive and negative sides, be honest with yourself and your possibilities and move boldly in whatever direction you decide.

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