The Less Glamorous Side Of Working From Home - RD198

<h2>Is working from home for you?</h2> <p>Designers fall into one of three categories, those who work from home, those who long for the ability to work from home, and those who don’t want to work from home because they don’t realize how great working from home can be.</p> <p class="p1">Ok, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Even though working from home is great, I admit, it’s not for everyone. In past episodes of the Resourceful Designer podcast, I’ve shared numerous excellent reasons for working from home. Still, I always cautioned you to examine your lifestyle before taking the entrepreneurial plunge, to make sure this life is for you.</p> <p class="p1">If you are an introvert or someone who likes to do things at your own pace, then the idea of working alone, without anyone looking over your shoulder sounds terrific. Plus, of course, there are all the benefits.</p> <ul> <li class="p1">No commute time</li> <li class="p1">You get to set your hours</li> <li>Tax benefits</li> <li class="p1">More freedom and flexibility when choosing design projects.</li> <li class="p1">The list goes on and on.</li> </ul> <p class="p1">That’s why, as we start this new decade, more and more people, designers included, are opting to work for themselves by starting a home-based business. But what many of these people fail to realize is, as I stated earlier, working from home is not for everyone, and you may fall into that category.</p> <p class="p1">You see, even though working from home has plenty of perks, there’s a downside to it as well that I don’t touch on very often on this podcast. For one thing, you may be the type of person who will get bored being by yourself all day, every day.</p> <p class="p1">There have been entire weeks where I haven’t seen another human being other than my family. That may seem fine to you at first, but will you be ok as time goes by and your life becomes more and more monotonous?</p> <h2 class="p1">Work-Life balance goes out the window</h2> <p class="p1">Anyone who works from home will tell you t