Page 11 - Work At Home Moms

THE POTENTIAL PITFALLS

Working at home can bear a number of rewards that make the venture extremely
worthwhile. Mothers can thrive under these circumstances because the situation
does give them the best of both worlds.

As fantastic as working at home can be, there are some potential pitfalls.
Understanding what they are can prepare you to face them head on and win. While
not everyone will experience the same cons working at home, some of the more
common issues that could crop up include such things as:

 A failure to balance
Some work at home moms have a little trouble getting into the swing of
balancing career and personal life issues. Whether they spend too much time
working or not enough, failing to strike a balance can have the potential to
lead to disappointment in one arena, the other or both.

 Isolation
As was discussed earlier, some at home careers can be a bit lonely in the
grand scheme of things.

 Guilt
While the whole idea of working at home very often involves having more
time for the family, work needs to be on the priority list, too. This means
there will be times moms just have to say no or go about their business even
when a three-year-old is pitching a tantrum. The long and the short of this
reality is that sometimes moms will feel guilt for not being there even when
they are there.

 Unprofessionalism
In some areas of work, background noises found in a home can be a little
embarrassing and may even come off as unprofessional. Talking on the
phone to a client while a child has a fit or a dog barks loudly in the
background just doesn’t “sound” as professional as many would like.

 Overdoing
The danger of working at home often lies in not being able to “leave” work at
the end of the day. With this in mind, many work at home moms tend to
overdo to their detriment. While this might be great for the business, burning
out can happen if anyone works around the clock and fails to unwind, relax
and breathe once in a while.