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- Be your own boss. Independence.
- You can be flexible with your working hours. Fit your work around the family routine.
- No more commuting to work every day, saving on time and money.
- You could earn more money (after a while!).
- More variety of work.
- Quality of life.
- Work and income is not guaranteed.
- Possibly more isolated with less human contact.
- You can not escape 'work' and will find yourself having to work every hour you possibly can.
- If you are not working, because you are ill or on holiday, then you may not have any money coming in.
| The benefits and problems of Homeworking & Teleworking |
 Unison gives a definition of homeworking and teleworking and highlights the benefits and the problems. The emphasis is on teleworking but much of the information is relevant to the person working from home. There are contact addresses for homeworking organisations (but also see our page on "Homeworking Organisations" in the Work section of the Library).
- Careers section of Icircle written by Sharon Maxwell Magnus looks at the advantages and disadvantages of working at home.
- The excellent www.diynet.com pushes you to ask the hard questions as well as looking over the pros and cons.
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