Fixed expenses are supposed to be set and not negotiable, but anything is negotiable if you persist and explain the situation. Our office landlord let us pay 50 to 70 percent of our normal rent during a serious slowdown in our sales for about four months. For five years, we had always paid on time, [...]
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April 29th, 2012
Reduce Fixed Expenses
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Check in With Your Manager and Coworkers
You may feel that your work-at-home arrangement is working just fine, but what about your manager and coworkers? You’ll need their support to make a successful transition to teleworking. Poll them early and often to find out what they think about the arrangement. Can they reach you easily? Are your communications clear? Are you keeping [...]
March 26th, 2012
Show Your Stuff
Whether or not you negotiated a trial work-at-home period, you are, in some sense, on trial. Sure, your boss may trust you, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating, as Cervantes wrote in Don Quixote (probably while he was working at home). Fortunately, you developed a plan for showing results at the [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: Don Quixote, employer, home, PR, work at home, working No Comments » March 26th, 2012
The Home Office Deduction
If you’re lucky enough to qualify for it, the home office deduction allows you to deduct many of the costs associated with working from home, like your rent or mortgage, utility bills, homeowners’ or renter’s insurance, and home maintenance and repairs. Ordinarily, these costs are considered personal expenses and are not deductible (except for mortgage [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: employee, employer, home, income, IRS, office, Social Security, work at home No Comments » March 22nd, 2012
Avoid Schemes and Scams
As you read through the job listings of any newspaper or career website, be dubious, especially about any ad that makes big promises but asks you to pay the supposed employer money first. You’ll probably come across dozens of these “opportunities” to work from home, describing a paradise in which you make thousands of dollars [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: at home jobs, direct sales, home, job, jobs, Work, work at home, work from home No Comments » March 22nd, 2012
Telework Jobs You Might Not Find Advertised
After checking the listings for work-at-home opportunities, you might feel discouraged. There may be fewer than you hoped for or none that you’re interested in. Don’t lose hope. There are many different kinds of work-at-home jobs, but not all of them are commonly advertised. Here, we’ll go over some of the most likely opportunities and [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: corporate, enjoy, home, job, online, skills, work at home, working No Comments » March 22nd, 2012
Find an Advertised Work-at-Home Job
Still tempted to just check the want ads for your dream telework job? We certainly don’t want to stop you from looking; you never know what will turn up. But be ready to plow through a lot of ads for low-paid, menial work. Then again, maybe for now, some simple work you can do at [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: employee, home, job, job listings, jobs, performance, work at home, work from home No Comments » March 22nd, 2012
Finding a New, Teleworkable Job
Maybe your current employer won’t budge on the subject of telework, or your actual job really can’t be teleworked. Could it be a sign that it’s time for you to look for something else? If you’re interested in a new job, this chapter will help with your search by: showing you how to find a [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: employer, home, home job, job, job listings, new job, online, work at home No Comments » March 22nd, 2012
Be Ready for Objections
Your employer may have some concerns about letting you work from home. The best way to deal with these objections is by addressing them directly. In fact, you might enlist a friend to play the part of your objecting manager beforehand, so that you can get comfortable with rehearsing what you’re going to say. “You [...]
admin Posted in Work From Home Tags: employer, home, job, office, work at home, work from home, working, working at home No Comments » March 22nd, 2012
Making Your Case
Whether you’re hoping to stay with your current employer or start fresh with a new one, getting approval to work from home will require more than saying, “How about it?” Asking to work from home is a major step that could affect your future with the company. Treat your proposal to telework just as you [...]
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