To Each His Own
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007I just read an interesting stat on styledash.com that 1 out of 8 men and 1 out of 14 women who work from home, often work in the buff! I find this interesting as when I am not traveling, I work from home. I am also learning of more and more people whose offices have decided to let them work from home to save time and money.
In addition to choosing what to wear, or what not to wear, there are other obstacles to working from home. Challenges - from making sure you motivate yourself when the day starts to slow a little, to not looking into the refrigerator every hour. I began working from home over 4 years ago and like to think I have worked out a lot of kinks in making work from home an efficient day. Friends have also liked to voice their opinions on the best ways to operate throughout my day. My favorite has to be when a friend suggested doing what she and her sister did when they were growing up.
When they were about 10 years old, they were home-schooled for 2 years. Each morning they had to get dressed, eat breakfast, walk out the back door and walk in the front door to start their day! Fortunately for me, I do not have a back door in my NYC apartment, but I have set up a schedule that works for me. My favorite part of the day is the commute; my least favorite is not having an immediate answer if I need it as one may get in an office. Now, as for what I wear to work? Let’s just say I’m happy we don’t have video conferences yet!
- Alexandra Young, Vice President and Associate Publisher, Global Traveler
