Comments on: More Mainstream Media Attention on “Home Working” http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/ The Internet Magazine for the Home Office Entrepreneur Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Daniel http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1592 Daniel Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:40:32 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1592 Transitioning from working in a corporate office to doing my job from my home was a little difficult at first, but I don't regret a thing. One website I found helpful with the process was www.OfficeDesigns.com. They had many products including desks and chairs to make my office as comfortable as possible. Not only that, their product specialists were able to give me helpful tips on getting organized. It was almost as if they catered their products to me! I would recommend them to anyone who has or is thinking about starting a home office. Transitioning from working in a corporate office to doing my job from my home was a little difficult at first, but I don’t regret a thing. One website I found helpful with the process was www.OfficeDesigns.com. They had many products including desks and chairs to make my office as comfortable as possible. Not only that, their product specialists were able to give me helpful tips on getting organized. It was almost as if they catered their products to me! I would recommend them to anyone who has or is thinking about starting a home office.

]]> By: Martin Neumann http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1358 Martin Neumann Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:38:12 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1358 If I wasn't mistaken, I thought this piece was some linkbait article - but sadly it's not. This is such poor journalism based on preconceived ideas. Working from home is not for everyone ... but geez, to lump all that crap he's laid out. WOW. Every point he makes against working from home I could easily argue him down with ... lets see ... some common sense. If that's mainstream for you today, then thank God for bloggers. BTW, love your comment, Grant ... :-) "The article does have maybe one good point. Just haven’t found it yet." If I wasn’t mistaken, I thought this piece was some linkbait article - but sadly it’s not.

This is such poor journalism based on preconceived ideas. Working from home is not for everyone … but geez, to lump all that crap he’s laid out. WOW. Every point he makes against working from home I could easily argue him down with … lets see … some common sense.

If that’s mainstream for you today, then thank God for bloggers.

BTW, love your comment, Grant … :-)

“The article does have maybe one good point. Just haven’t found it yet.”

]]> By: Brandie Kajino http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1312 Brandie Kajino Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:08:11 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1312 This is yet another example of people having outdated notions about what it means to work from home. Come on, serious business is happening at home, and not at the expense of life or family balance. Great post! This is yet another example of people having outdated notions about what it means to work from home. Come on, serious business is happening at home, and not at the expense of life or family balance.
Great post!

]]> By: Dave Howell http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1224 Dave Howell Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:04:17 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1224 The whole isolation argument has always been held up as the major problem with working from home. Personally I have never felt any isolation at all. I do think that certain personality types will never be able to work at home or alone as they need the buzz of an office environment. Yes, escaping the family does seem to be a strange 'plus' to highlight. My wife and I are at home pretty much 24/7. It's a very different experience than most people who head off for a 9-5 job somewhere. I think the author of the piece doesn't really get what working from home is all about. It's not for everyone, but for many people its the ideal solution. And once you've taken the plunge you never look back. Could I work in a traditional office environment now after working at home for the past 6 years? It's highly unlikely that I would be as happy or productive as I am at the moment. The whole isolation argument has always been held up as the major problem with working from home. Personally I have never felt any isolation at all. I do think that certain personality types will never be able to work at home or alone as they need the buzz of an office environment.

Yes, escaping the family does seem to be a strange ‘plus’ to highlight. My wife and I are at home pretty much 24/7. It’s a very different experience than most people who head off for a 9-5 job somewhere.

I think the author of the piece doesn’t really get what working from home is all about. It’s not for everyone, but for many people its the ideal solution. And once you’ve taken the plunge you never look back. Could I work in a traditional office environment now after working at home for the past 6 years? It’s highly unlikely that I would be as happy or productive as I am at the moment.

]]> By: Oba http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1199 Oba Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:22:02 +0000 http://homeofficewarrior.com/2008/04/14/more-mainstream-media-attention-on-home-working/#comment-1199 Amen Grant! My wife and I love working from home. I think as an industry the future is bright. Good Post :) Amen Grant!

My wife and I love working from home. I think as an industry the future is bright. Good Post :)

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