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Homeworker issues, work and personal life

Issues faced by homeworkers

Can you seperate work from your personal life?

Working from home is to many people the perfect way to earn a living, but it can lead to problems at home. Have you experienced difficulty seperating work and personal life?



Working from home as a programmer has its good points and bad points. I’m not sure if it is a lifestyle that would suit everyone however. Care must be taken to separate work from your personal life, particularly if you are in a relationship.

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15-12-2007Same comment as Pauline. I occaisionaly miss the comradery, but I have worked from home everyday for 5 years (with full support and encouragement from my company), and my wife runs her own business from home. We are always there for the children.TaffyQuad
30-5-2007I have worked from home for the last 3 years and I can honestly say that I have never experienced problems with relationships or separating work and leisure time. There again, I do an unusual job I suppose. I am a party planner so I spend most of the day on the phone talking to people. I hang my ...morePauline
30-4-2006My partner bought his main business to work from home too, due to the financial pressures/overheads of running the business elsewhere. He drives me nuts being here, but when he isn't, then he hassn't any money coming in. If he isn't here, the phones still ring and he expects me to be an...moreJ

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