Periodically, I like to have some fun and focus on the things that I really love about having a home business; I especially like to compare the things that I give up when I work at home instead of going in to a traditional workplace. Having spent decades working more traditional jobs, I have plenty of real-life experience to compare my work-at-home life with and one of the things I do NOT miss when I am working at home is having to deal with other people’s drama in the workplace.
We have all had that coworker—in fact, in most work environments there is at least one person who brings every little bit of drama from their home and personal life into the workplace. Whether it is problems with their parents, kids, or neighbors—or car trouble, house trouble, health issues or whatever–there is the one person who tells everyone and anyone their business on a regular basis. This is the person who makes dramatic personal calls in the middle of the office, who has to leave early and come in late on a regular basis because of “personal problems” and who has an endless supply of fascinating and often amusing stories of his or her trials and tribulations.
To be honest, I have often appreciated the office Drama Queen/King because it kept the rest of the employees from ever having to talk about their personal lives. This person just took up that role and the rest of us got to focus on the work at hand. Still, when I am working from home, things feel amazingly peaceful and sane—and a huge part of that is because there is no one around to be stirring things up in a swirl of drama. It is something I definitely do not miss in my home business!
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