Working from home...
What could be better than being able to work, and make money in your PAJAMAS? Well let me tell you. This can be both a good, and a bad thing.
I have worked from home for about two and a half years now. While the idea of not having to dress proper, or even leave your bed sounds SUPER appealing, sometimes, it can be rough. And don't get me wrong. I enjoy my job, but it does have its downsides. Not to mention, my boss..well bosses are my parents. You heard me right. It's a family business. In fact, not only do I, my mom, and my dad work from home, but my brother's fiance does as well. She works with us, and she lives in Missouri, and we communicate through Skype, which IS AMAZING for that exact person. Now, let's start on a good note with the pros of working from home, shall we?
PROS:
1. If I didn't want to, I could TOTALLY work in PJs. Or just dress like a bum 24/7.
Yup it's true. I pretty much work in leggings, or sweatpants every day. Is it bad? Hell no. It's awesome. I have no office to go to, no coworkers to impress. Just me and my giant stuffed bear. (Which yes I own, thanks mom and dad).
2. How much is gas today? Oh wait! It doesn't matter, because I don't need to drive to work.
That is right, ladies and gents! I spend absolutely no money on gas to go to work and back, which also means more money to spend on other useless crap, like shopping online, or food. I spend way too much money on food (which is actually a con later).
3. My parents are my bosses.
Yes, the same people who raised me, and taught me right from wrong are indeed my bosses. And it can be a pro and a con. Pros I can pretty much work around ANYTHING. For instance, I had a concert a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday (WE WORK ON SATURDAYS!). Not only did these two wonderful human beings drive me and one of my best friends all the way to Chicago the night before, but they also let me off that Saturday so we can roam Chicago and take it all in before the show, on a mini vacation. Now I can't ALWAYS get off work. But when i desperately need it, they are very understanding. Also, they let me sleep in till sometimes 1 p.m. before they wake me up to work. It's pretty sweet. But sometimes it is truly stressful. My mother is AMAZING at what she does, and it makes it VERY hard to try to live up to her. But I try, and I will continue to for as long as I work for them. (P.S. Thank you guys.)
4. I can work pretty much ANYWHERE with wifi.
Anywhere. With wifi. Which means, if I was stranded with my laptop, and had to be on the computer for work in five minutes I could just sit in my car in a McDonald's/Starbucks parking lot, and work as I pleased.
5. UNLIMITED FOOD.
This is potentially an awful thing. But for now, it's a great thing. If I'm hungry, I don't have to wait for lunch, even though we do take lunch breaks where we aren't working at all, but if I just wanted to snack on a cookie all I have to do is walk to my kitchen, and grab it. So you can probably see where this could be bad.
Enough of the pros because I'm sure you get the point. Now....
CONS:
1. I HAVE UNLIMITED FOOD = FAT FAT FAT.
Although snacking is the highlight of my days during work, this could be...a problem. Especially with someone (me) who eats when they are bored, mad, sad, happy, excited, flustered, and.. well I can eat at any time of the day no matter what usually. If I'm sitting on my butt, odds are I'm eating something, which could be bad. I mean think about it. I sit in my bed, I talk on the phones for hours a day, and I'm eating. (Did you notice there's NOTHING about any source of exercise?) Yup, I don't rarely go outside unless it's to go get... *drum roll* CORRECT! FOOD! So yup, here's to not living up to my New Year's resolution of losing weight. I'm going to have to sit this one out gym clothes. See you next year!
2. All I wanna do is watch TV. But I can't because I have to actually talk to humans..eww.
The only way I can listen to music, or watch TV/videos is if I put in my headphones into my phone or my Xbox controller (thanks Microsoft), but even then, every time someone answers the phone, I HAVE to pause what I'm doing so I can listen and talk to them, which is very annoying because a 30-min show can turn into an hour and a half show.
3. I am more anti-social now than I was in high school (once again humans..eww).
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I know what you're thinking. I work on the phone, how in the world am I anti-social? OK so here's the deal. I talk to people all the time on the phone, but because of what I have to ask them, sometimes they aren't so...happy with me, which means there are days where I get yelled at or hung up on, which makes me not want to go out and talk to people in person. When I started my job, when people got mad, I took it personally, mostly because I hate conflict. But I eventually got over it. And there are days where I want to yell back, but I don't because I would get fired, and I need the money for my useless stuff.
So, those are MY pros and cons of working from home. I'm sure the list goes on, but it's always 1 a.m. and with that being said, I do truly love my job. Well, I love the benefits, and I wish somethings could change, but hey $10 an hour ain't too bad.
