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Written by Christine
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Q: Parenting is the biggest juggling act I’ve ever had to manage. Now I have to go back to work, but I’ve arranged a part-time telecommuting arrangement. You work from home: What should I expect?
A: Gray hair. Seriously, there should be a manual on what to expect when you work from home. Employers highlight the advantages, but do they tell you your child will shout “Hey stinky from stinky street!” while you’re on a client call, or that your 8-year-old will use your very last piece of paper just when you need to copy a million-dollar contract? Not on your life.
Of course there’s the upside: no one with a brain you can walk intellectual circles around is breathing down your neck; you have an office within hopping distance of kitchen and laundry room (a multitasker’s heaven); and zero fluorescent lights. The coffee is made your way and the dress code is always casual! As with everything in life, there’s a good news-bad news answer to whether or not you should (or can) work from home.
I kvetch about it all the time but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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