I had a friend mention to me not that long ago that she was the only one out of all of her (girl) friends that worked.  Now, not only do I work, but I work longer hours than she does, plus I work on weekends! When I tried explaining that to her, she just pushed it aside saying, “Well you know what I mean…outside of the house.”Â
For some reason, a lot of people assume just because you’re working at home, it’s almost like you aren’t really working, or your work is not as important as theirs. They might assume that since you are home you only work a few short hours of the day, or that you can put it aside easily and it isn’t as important.Â
So if you are going to work at home, you should set certain boundaries. Let others know that there are certain hours that you are busy working, and can’t just talk on the phone or go run errands. If you make it clear that you are working, people may finally understand. Just don’t be surprised if others don’t take you as seriously as if you were working outside the home, no matter how successful your business is!
