Recently, remote work is becoming more popular. If he has the appropriate education, he can even achieve certain heights.
Nevertheless, to earn money remotely, a certain level of knowledge and skills is required. No one will pay money for nothing. However, most people have the wrong idea of remote work. This is largely due to social networks and other Internet resources. The life of a freelancer is not at all as carefree as the advertisement of the next courses on teaching a remote profession shows. There are many myths about remote work, they will be discussed in this article.
10. The freelancer has a free schedule
If a person works remotely, at some point he is faced with a lack of understanding of relatives, friends, acquaintances. They can ask for a favor and will be very offended if he says that he is busy. In their opinion, the remote worker is still sitting at home, so it can help. No one thinks that such an employee has his own schedule. Someone works all day long, someone from lunch until late at night. If you constantly tear a person away from work, tug on trifles, then he is unlikely to make money. In addition, even a freelancer has a deadline that he must comply with.
9. You can work a couple of hours a day and "row money with a shovel"
Another stereotype of remote work. Many people think that this is true. It is for this reason that most people who decide to engage in freelance abandon this business as soon as they begin. To make good money, you have to work hard. Usually they start with little money, and having already gained experience and customers, you can count on a larger payment. That's just the working day of a successful freelancer does not last two hours. If you dream of income comparable to the average salary in your city, you will have to work much more. Even if you achieve certain heights, get ready for the fact that many people will consider you a slacker.
8. Only programmers can be freelancers
This myth is confusing for many who dream of working remotely. People think that only a person who knows the computer can find such a job, knows a lot of programs. This is not true. You can always choose the option that suits you. Accountants, lawyers, tutors, taxi dispatchers, psychologists, and specialists from various call centers can work remotely. In addition, there are many offers where excellent computer knowledge is not required: administrator of social networks, designer, manager of an online store. Beauty workers, seamstresses, confectioners can also search for customers through the network.
7. With remote work, you can not monitor your appearance
It seems to many that a freelancer does not have to put himself in order, "no one sees." You can not wash your hair, walk all day in pajamas or a bathrobe, do not dye and do not even brush your teeth. But most freelancers admit that they can’t work in this way. It is very important to set yourself up for work, choose a decent outfit, do styling and even make-up. Then a person has a completely different sensation. He mentally prepared for work, and for homework this will be a kind of signal that he “went to work”.
6. It’s hard for a freelancer to get himself to work.
It’s not easy to work at home, there are too many temptations. In the office and at the factory there is no TV and the ability to sit on social networks, at home you can endlessly postpone work. Such a moment, of course, is present, but usually the opposite is true. It is difficult for a remote worker to force himself to finish the job. After all, the more you do, the more they pay, so many sit until late at night, sacrifice sleep, socialize with their families. Money is good, but some freelancers should learn how to relax, otherwise health problems will arise, relationships with loved ones will deteriorate.
5. Remote work is better than usual
Remote work has its advantages, but there are also disadvantages. It is not suitable for every person, however, like the traditional version of the work. An ordinary office worker, salesperson, taxi driver leave work and forget about it. They have free evenings, they don’t think that they need to work a little more. The working day is over, they go home. A freelancer very often needs to be in touch with clients on weekends and holidays. If the deadlines are on, you have to work at night. Everyone decides what to choose. Better if you try both options, only then you will understand which one is right for you.
4. Remote workers do not have the opportunity to move up the career ladder
Yes, of course, the career opportunities of a remote employee are less than those of a regular worker, but they still exist. It should be understood that here no one will look at experience and previous merits. You will be promoted only if you are doing an excellent job, and your approach is different from others. To be a successful freelancer, you need to constantly learn something new. A person who does not strive for anything does not develop, will never become a boss.
3. A freelancer can often relax and have an unplanned weekend
With this approach, the remote worker will not earn anything. Social networks, favorite TV shows, films, walk. The day was over, and the worker did nothing. Accordingly, it did not work. So it is with the weekend. Any freelancer admits that in the summer it is especially difficult to get yourself to work, you can go to the beach, sunbathe, swim. But no, because the remote employee has its own schedule, deadlines that must be observed. If he regularly steals away from work, he will not only earn nothing, but will soon lose all customers. Soon, no one will contact such an employee.
2. The freelancer has no bosses
Many employees envy freelancers, but a strict director does not stand over them and does not force them to work, does not consider the extra minutes spent on lunch, and no one punishes phone calls and smoke breaks. All this is so, only often the freelancer has not one, but several bosses. Each customer is a boss with his own requirements and his own schedule. Of course, they will not keep track of how many minutes the employee spent on lunch. That's just many of them are very demanding, one job often has to be redone several times, freelancers are forced to adapt to the wishes of customers.
1. Remote work - ideal for mothers with young children
And again, rainbow pictures from the Internet, where a young woman is sitting at a computer, in her arms is a smiling baby. Forced to upset you, it is unlikely to work with a child, especially if your work requires constant focus or communication with clients. Full work will not work, but mothers should not despair. You can find a part-time job for several hours a day, but do not rely on decent earnings. If a woman wants to make good money, she should find a child as a nanny or send him to kindergarten.