Hello all,
As you might have seen, I have been taking a break from blogging for a while due to going through some rough things. I needed to mourn the loss of my dog and just find my happiness again. Well, I’ve mourned and cried and cried some more. It’s still not any easier for me and I’m still not use to not having her here. It’s even worse seeing how sad my other dog has been not having her here. He carries her ball around when normally, he would chew it up. Any who, I’m not here to talk about that- I was just giving y’all an update. I am here to tell you the pros and cons of being a work from home mom.
In November of 2018, I was offered a job working from home doing tech support for a security monitoring company. This is my first work from home job, so I was pretty excited and thought it was going to be the best job ever since I didn’t have to leave my house (I’m a home body). Well, come to find out, there are cons to this kind of job as well as there are pros. Here are my pros and cons.
Money
Pro: You save a ton of money on commuting back and forth to work every day.
Con: Yeah, saving money is great, but you start to go stir crazy after a while.
Daycare Costs
Pro: You may be able to eliminate the cost of daycare which we all know isn’t cheap.
Con: Eliminating outside daycare could make you less productive while working.
Distractions
Pro: Not having to worry about annoying chatty co-workers and also unnecessary meetings are greatly reduced.
Con: You personal life can slowly make it’s way present in your work life.
Emotional Health:
Pro: The added flexibility make enable you to make better, more positive life changes.
Con: The feeling of isolation can lead into unhealthy habits.
Kids
Pro: You get to spend more time with your kids.
Con: Your kids are always around and don’t really understand the fact that they can’t go into your office when you are working.
Bathrooms
Pro: You don’t have to use a public bathroom or share with anyone.
Con: You spend more money on toilet paper.
Resting time
Pro: You don’t have to get up a few hours before your shift to get ready and get to work on time.
Con: You know you are working in your house and that is where your bed is and knowing that makes you super sleepy.
Uniforms
Pro: NO UNIFORMS! This is nice. You can literally wear pajamas all day.
Con: You forget what real clothes are and look like a bum all the time. (Some might think this is a downfall, but I honestly don’t mind. I hate wearing pants anyways.)
Food
Pro: You save money on food, like a lot of money. Forgetting your lunch is never an issue.
Con: You tend to eat a lot more because you are near your kitchen. (Also not really a con for me. I have a fast metabolism, so eating a lot never affects me.)
Work space
Pro: You don’t have to share your work space with other germ filled humans who like to sneeze all over everything without covering their mouth.
Con: You can risk your work space getting damaged by your kids or animals.
As you can tell, there are pros and cons to working from home just like everything else in life. I however don’t mind the cons, because I’m a total homebody. I don’t really get stir crazy or miss being “Social” because I’m not much of a social person anyways. I definitely agree though, that you have to really be okay with being home all the time to want to work from home. If you get stir crazy easily, then don’t torture yourself by working from home, it wouldn’t be good for your mental health.
Do you work from home? If so, what are your pros and cons?
I want to work from home but these are all the exact pros and cons I’ve thought about.
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I also work from home and couldn’t agree more with your post! In fact it is good for our family but it takes a lot of self-discipline.
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I have been working at home for six years and I think it was the best decision I have ever taken in my life. Actually few of my family members know that I work from home and those that are aware know not to contact me during working hours.
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I have always wanted to work from home! It just seems like much less of a hassle, especially when you consider my commute on my early days can be upwards of an hour.
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I hated the commute to work! I like not using gas everyday. lol
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I have certainly thought of working at home with what has been going on with me. Lots of difficult things with my parents and needing to take care of them. I could use the ability to make money more from home.
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Oh yes! I love working at home because for me this is better, it saves my time with my kid and my family. You have great points on this blog.
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So true, I know exactly what you mean about food. Make savings, but I nibble much more when at home xx
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I would like to work at home. Besides being able to take a break for a while when we are tired, we can also play and spend time with our children.
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I’ve worked from home since my oldest was born almost 6 years ago. I love being able to work for myself and on my own schedule. I’ve done jobs that I work for others, and it wasn’t working since I had the kids here. Working from home isn’t always easy, but I love it!
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Girl, me too! I wouldn’t trade it. I’m a home body anyways!
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I’ve worked from home for quite sometime now — I feel you’re pros and cons!! I wouldn’t trade it to spend time with my kids, but oh my — it’s a real challenge sometimes. Love your con about the toilet paper — -I have actually thought this to myself before 🙂
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I do love working from home. I love the fact I can as you mentioned spend more time with the children and working around them.
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My son is always complaining I work to much, but he does not realize Im always there for his school activities, sports activities and I can be with him all the time. I wouldnt change working from home. I can see my son grow!
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That’s the most awesome part of working from home!!
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I joke with my husband sometimes that I’d like to be a work at home dog mom. However, your cons kind of scared me just a little. I think I’d end up becoming a hermit if I worked from home, yikes.
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Haha! Honestly, I love it. I can live with the cons of this than working with the public any day.
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I don’t work from home but I have always thought about it. Your pros and cons give me a lot to think about again. Haha. Thanks for sharing!
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If working from home also means being staying at home mommy then my PRO is you finally can spend time cleaning the house because you have time to do so CON the kids destroy it in 3.4 seconds after you clean the house.
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Hahaha yessss! This is true.
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