Tuesday, December 16, 2008

To work from home or to shlep into an office, that is the question.


Lately, I've been toying with the idea of working from home. In my true indecisive fashion, I've decided to make a pro/con list as to why this is an awesome/terrible plan. I like to hear bad news first, so we will start with the cons...

Cons
-I am only productive under extreme pressure and circumstances. This is a problem for the obvious reason that no one will be around to stop me from playing spider solitaire and looking for apartments I will never be able to afford.
-I might become a crazy recluse and never leave to breathe fresh air.
-I know my hygiene will take a turn for the worse. I just know it. I already can't be bothered to take my makeup off on a good night, so I don't see why I would try to change this if I don't even have to wear pants...(see related con above)
-I will probably be scammed into those work from home ads that promise to make you millions. I can pretty much be talked into anything- including a pyramid scheme.
-I won't have any work friends. The only real aspect of any new job that I look forward to is meeting new people, and working from my bed takes that away from me. I won't even get to be judgemental and make fun of anyone in my head!

Now for the Pros
-I can have more than one work from home job, and potentially have enough money to buy nail polish and patterned tights, as well as other important things.
-I don't have to wear pants.
-I don't have to take ferries and pay for trains, buses, and subways- more money for nail polish and patterned tights.
-I can potentially make my own hours, although I'm guessing I'd still have to get up early, so this is like half a pro.
-I can set one of my back up plans in motion.
-Think of the decorating possibilities for my home office, no more cubicles!

5 cons to 6 pros is pretty close, but I have to admit I'm liking the sound of this idea more and more.

2 comments:

Grahm Hutton said...

Is this for next semester or post college?

I'm no help...happy hours are alot more fun when you have coworkers to hit them with, but working from under the covers sounds truly amazing. You could also get a pet and actually be home to take care of it...

amandabenz said...

Both I suppose. I had the opportunity to try it from home for collegecandy.com but I told them I'd come in... I hear there's a office full of cute guys ;)