Some Benefits to Working from Home

There are many benefits to working from home.  Working from home gives you the freedom to work when you want.  It eliminates commute time.  To some extent, office politics become obsolete.  This type of arrangement comes as close to a true meritocracy as possible.  You produce work, and either it is good or it is not.  You will be judged based upon the quality of your work alone.

If you have small children, working from home gives you a lot of flexibility in the way of being there for your kids.  Work early in the morning and late at night when your children are asleep.  If they attend a preschool of some sort, there is a niche of time during the day during which you can also get some work done.  When your children need you, you can and will be there for them.

If you find that you need more time during the day, hire a babysitter to keep an eye on your kids.  Don't try to work and watch your kids at the same time.  In attempting to do so, both your work and your children will suffer.  Work only when you can completely focus on work, and watch your children only when you can focus entirely on them.  By following this simple rule, both your work and your children will be better off in the long run.

Alpine Access Hires Mothers As Customer Service Agents

(Source: TheDenverChannel.com - Christine Chang)

DENVER -- Let's face it. It can be a challenge for moms to juggle between time at the office and time at home. Now, more and more moms are choosing to stay at home, and make some extra cash at the same time.

Alpine Access is one of the agencies in the Denver metro area that moms are going to for help.

"I think a lot of people are looking to escape that rat race," said Alpine Access CEO Chris Carrington. The agency helps find moms jobs where they can work right from the comfort of their own home. In fact, about 80 percent of Alpine's employees are women like Kathi Matherson.

"I don't want to deal with the commute, the stress. All the stresses that comes with leaving home to work, is not something I look forward to," said Matherson.

Matherson is a mom who homeschools her kids. She wanted to stay home and spend more time with her kids but needed the extra income. Now she works as a customer service agent for local airline company from her own bedroom. For Matherson, she said it's a peferct combination.

"Being a mother is my first priority," said Matherson.