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Would You Take the Option to Work From Home Every Day?
More employers are allowing employees to work from home on Fridays as a way to save on gas, a definite work perk if you ask me. Working from home can be better for some people because they claim to be more efficient without office distractions, but others claim the opposite — some workers need the office setting to be as productive as possible. Would you take the option to work from home every day if your boss were to offer it?
Where to Find Freelance Work
The need for a second income source is becoming so common that some primary employers are shifting workers' schedules around their outside obligations. Freelancing can be a good option for bringing in some extra money aside from your principal paycheck and for anyone who wants to keep their skills fresh while taking time off work or pursuing a job in a field unrelated to their training.
When I asked a Sugar employee that used to do freelance work where to find the best gigs, she said, "You gotta pitch.
What You Need to Know For Working From Home
There's a great feature in the May issue of Marie Claire called "Home Work" that's, surprise surprise, all about working from home. It profiles a day-in-the-life of four women in different careers who all work from home, and those women are only a very small fraction of the four million Americans who work from home full-time and the 20 million who telecommute part-time. Making the transition from office-work to home-work is tougher than most would think, and career coach and home-office worker Nicole Williams gives these seven tips for starting business from the same place you sleep.
Brilliant or Baffling? Business Card Scanner
If you're a busy networking bee then your wallet may soon become home to more than just cash and old receipts. You'd be surprised how quickly a business card collection can grow into a small stack that sits, unorganized, in your wallet. A solution may be to get a business card scanner ($150) that would easily organize all of your contacts.
Brilliant or Baffling? Hawaii Chair
Savvy says: Baffling While the infomercial for the Hawaii Chair ($294) is hilarious, I think the product is really only good for entertainment purposes. The chair is described on the company's website as combining the ancient art of Hula with a Hula motor that will take the "work out of your work." I'm sure it would take the work out of your work, because I sure couldn't get anything accomplished while sitting on this amusement park ride of a chair.Brilliant or Baffling? Wood Bed Desk
Savvy says: Brilliant!
Because all of my work is computer based, I started looking around for something that would protect my legs from the heat of my laptop and allow me to work from my couch. My city apartment isn't very forgiving in terms of space, and I've been taking over my dining table to serve the role of a much needed desk.
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Wednesday Check-In: You May Need a Midweek Makeover
We've hit the midweek mark — and while that may not be cause for celebration for everyone, it's certainly reason enough to stop and evaluate your weekly progress. Are you on task to complete assignments in time for the weekend or have you spent all of your time prepping your Halloween costume and readying your apartment for a slew of trick-or-treaters? If this is the case, you may be in need of a midweek makeover?
Would You Ever Job Swap With Your Partner?
In an admittedly gutsy career move, Susan Barton will be taking over her husband's job at Slate for two weeks. The experiment, a kind of real-world take on Freaky Friday — and aptly titled Freaky Fortnight — details the adventures of this 30-something mom and her husband switching roles — Susan taking to the office at Slate as an editor, and her husband taking the reigns at home to care for their two children.
It's a brave attempt at experiencing daily life in someone else's shoes.
Get a Glimpse of Other Workers' Cubicles
We spend so much of our weeks at work that our offices can seem like a second home. And our cubicles and desks can develop a sense of style (or clutter) of their own. You see your co-workers' desks all the time, but here's an opportunity to glimpse into strangers cubes.
Airport Scales May Lie About Your Overweight Luggage
You probably wouldn't demand a do-over on the scale at the doctor's office, but an inaccurate weigh-in there wouldn't cost you a dime. When it comes to weighing your luggage, however, an airport scale that's off can be costly. It's times like these when requesting a re-do makes sense for your bottom line.
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