Virtual Assistants Ltd – Work from home, Teleworking, Remote working – Work Life Balance
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Working from home in Ireland
Many Outplacement or Career Coaching clients I meet often dream of working for themselves or working from home but will unfortunately they will never take the leap or experience the huge benefits. They offer a variety of reasons against this move – lack of know-how, the risk element, fear, financial insecurity, lack of support and many other reasons.
Reasons for home working, teleworking or remote working
These are very valid reasons to remain in the security of a 9-5 job BUT you could equally argue “is there such a thing as a secure 9-5?” Open any newspaper and you will see many rocks of the Irish economy crumble particularly in Construction and Manufacturing but more alarmingly the Retail and Financial Services sectors.
Add to this the increasing pressures on workers particularly with multinational environments but also Irish SME. 9-5 is more like 8-6. I don’t know any employees who work a normal week except perhaps public sector. And what about getting to work and getting home again. M50 M50 M50!!!
I made the leap and I know many others who have successfully made the leap. I commute to work in my pj’s and must say I do not miss office or commuting. I don’t mind risk and this I feel is the biggest hurdle to overcome. I spoke with Kevin Donohue of val.ie today who has a company which supports individuals working from home. I feel this initiative can act like a comfort blanket for those thinking of making the leap BUT also a valuable marketing tool for those currently working from home.
Happy Home Working
