Working at home in your pajamas has become something of an
Internet based cliché. You have most probably seen the ads
that tell you how easy it would be for you to work in the
comfort of your own home in your pajamas. In fact, you
have probably seen those ads so often they now make you
groan. I know how you feel, I've seen them hundreds of
times too, but the idea of working at home in your pajamas
is more than just a tired advertising gambit: it is a
fitting symbol of the freedom you give to yourself when you
make the decision to work from home.
There are people who don't like the idea of working in
their pajamas but would happily spend all day wearing their
favourite bathrobe or sweat suit. No matter what your
sartorial taste might be, the freedom to choose is what
counts. So, where I refer in this article to "pajamas",
read in track suit or bathrobe or even birthday suit if
that's how you get comfortable when you are in the privacy
of your own home. The point is that when you are working
at home, you don't need to be dressed in a business suit or
company uniform: you get to choose what you want to wear.
You can measure the amount of freedom and flexibility you
have achieved from working at home by calculating how many
hours per week you can spend working in your own choice of
clothing. If you have a job where you are permitted to
work part time at home and part time at the company
premises, you will obviously have to comply with the
company dress code for part of the time, but you are free
to work in whatever outfit you like for the hours you are
working at home.
If you have a home based business which involves meeting
your customers, you might not spend too much of the day
sitting around in your pajamas, but that doesn't matter.
The important thing is that you still get to choose what
you wear. If, for instance, you sell children's books or
cosmetics or run a mobile hair-styling service, you won't
want to go out in your pajamas to see your customers, but
it's up to you whether you wear a smart suit or a more
casual outfit. The only thing which restricts your
flexibility is the need to meet your customers' needs as to
delivery of purchases or keeping appointments.
If you have your own home based Internet business, your
potential for freedom of choice in the wardrobe department
is unlimited. This freedom of choice does not stop at
working at home in your pajamas, it extends to every aspect
of your week. As well as choosing what you want to wear,
you can choose what hours you work, you can choose the
order in which you perform your daily tasks and you can
even decide to take a day off at short notice without
having to beg for permission.
If somebody else is choosing what clothes you wear, it
might be time to think about whether you really want to
work at that job. Working at home is not about getting to
live your whole life wearing pajamas, it is about freedom
of choice and that is a truly priceless commodity.
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Elaine Currie is the owner of the Free Work At Home
Directory at http://www.huntingvenus.com and author of the
book Ezine Article Writing - 10 Steps To Success. You can
download the book free of charge in pdf format at:
http://www.huntingvenus.com/free_ezine_articles_writing_eboo
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