Anyone here work from home?

[liljah8303]

Or interested in working from home?

Just wondering, I know being an "employee" isn't the funnest thing. Also I realize some people need the "security"

So what is it? Employed, self employed, business owner, or investor?

I like to think of my self as a business minded, out side of the box type guy. And you all?

[Davidson Deac II]

I have the option of working from home or going in to the office. I tend to accomplish more when I am in the office.

[Doyle]

I've worked from home a couple of years and its not as great as it sounds. I was able to get plenty accomplished but getting in touch with the company you work for and getting any office assistance is impossible. It's like the office staff resents you for being able to work from home and therefore have a sh*tty attitude towards you.

Also stay away from "work from home" job opportunities just in case you don't know any better.

I think Hawk works from home and is successful so he must own his own business or have a sweet gig. Ask his opinion.

[Montsta]

I work from home on Mondays because my commute is murder on Monday mornings and I'm generally doing spreadsheets, invoice approvals and contract terms which I can just do through our company VPN. I DEFINITELY agree with the getting more done in the office thing though. I had to remove an IT buddy I work with from my PSN though because he'd always see my last login and ask why I got to play Battlefield 3 on Mondays. Hee Hee Hee...

[bleys]

I hate working from home. nothing ever gets accomplished.

[pawsandclaws]

I worked form home a lot a lot as a Construction Project Manager but I also traveled all over the damn place too. I covered 2 states for a national drug store chain ( NC&SC). That working from home is a double edged sword-I always found my self answering emails and stuff after midnight, not to mention the damn pager and phone. I actually worked harder at home.

[Brooklyn Bully]

I work from home. Freelance rocks.

[xav8tor]

It is all a matter of self discipline. I used to commute over two hours each way at one job for four years. Now I commute fifty feet to get to my office. I am a self-employed consultant. Been doing it for 15 years. I miss office camaraderie but not the office politics. I get more done in one day in my own home office than I did in a week in a corporate environment.

[charlotte49er]

When I was a real estate broker, I only had to go into the office for Monday Morning sales meeting. Of if I was meeting with a client. Otherwise I could do everything from home or my car. But you have to be really disciplined to do that.

Now that I'm retired, I do a lot of work from home, selling and buying on ebay. However, I'm looking seriously at opening a business this spring. (I have been looking for space for the past month.)

[Niner National]

When I was a real estate broker, I only had to go into the office for Monday Morning sales meeting. Of if I was meeting with a client. Otherwise I could do everything from home or my car. But you have to be really disciplined to do that.

Now that I'm retired, I do a lot of work from home, selling and buying on ebay. However, I'm looking seriously at opening a business this spring. (I have been looking for space for the past month.)

If you do not need absolute privacy for your business, you should check out loosecubes.com

Loose Cubes is a directory for shared office space that is really cheap. You will share space with other start up companies though. Options start with as little as a desk up to a private office room. Prices usually start at $100ish a month for a desk to 700ish for an office.

There are two in Charlotte (if you are in the Charlotte area). One in Uptown, one in Southend.