Posted by Offer Tsuriel on November 8, 2009
All right, let’s say you’ve established your home office. You’ve decorated it. You’ve got phone calls coming in and work going out. You’ve learned the Joy of Sweatpants. Now let’s talk about self-image.
Most working people have simple job descriptions. Presented with a blank for “employer,” they write a name and address and go away satisfied that they’ve done their duty.
For folks who work at home, it’s not so straightforward. When it comes time to fill out a form, the blank spaces become paralyzing philosophical queries into what we do and where we’re going with our lives. I’ve often fallen into such black holes of self-analysis. Within minutes, I’m ready to return to a regular job, any job, rather than ponder how I surrendered WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Offer Tsuriel on November 7, 2009
One problem with working at home is that you don’t get enough feedback.
But wait, you say, isn’t that the whole reason to work at home? Less feedback? For most people who work in regular offices, less feedback from their bosses would seem like a gift from heaven.
Sure, many of us who work at home made the move to escape bosses breathing down our necks. But now that our necks are largely boss-free, we find that we struggle without some response, some validation that we’re doing a good job.
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Posted by Offer Tsuriel on November 6, 2009
Business loves buzzwords. These days, new words buzz their way into the language every day. Even people who have no connection with dot-coms find themselves spewing the geekspeak of computers and corporations. Pretty soon, the buzzwords become so common that people apologize for using them. For instance, every time someone uses the term, “thinking outside the box,” now, it’s followed quickly by “forgive the expression.” People recognize that “thinking outside the box” has become hackneyed. I won’t be surprised if they’re soon looking for a way to crawl back into that box, wherever it is.
This is what I call the “bunny ears” phenomenon. Remember, a few years back, when everyone would make those little quote marks in the air with their fingers? WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
