When you started telecommuting you expected to work barefoot in comfortable clothing, get more work done with less effort to the gentle hum of the clothes dryer while your children played happily at your feet.
So what do you do if your telecommuting job has grown so fast you've got oo many deadlines to meet, too many clients to take care of and too much to do with too little time?
Obviously, your first step toward taking the stress out of your work at home job would be to objectively and thoughtfully examine your telecommuting job to see if certain changes can be made to reduce your stress. Can you take calls during specified times and let calls go to voicemail during other times to reduce interruptions? Can you ask certain long-winded callers to email you instead to reduce time? Can you delay delivery time on projects to allow for a more reasonable amount of stress? Can you automate certain steps or buy software to make you work faster? Can you reduce noise annoyances in your work at home space?
Once you've made all the changes that are possible to in your job it's time to see what you can change about your telecommuter's work environment. Those of us who are telecommuters spend a lot of time at home so our environment should be conducive to both productive work and positive living. You don't want your telework job to become a monkey on your back.
For great stress tips to help you manage a stressful telecommuting job click here.
Take this stress test:.
Do you over-react to these types of situations?
- Driving during rush hour
- Dealing with someone's incompetence at work
- Getting a last minute work assignment
- Being late for an event
- Waiting in long lines
- Misplacing something you feel you need, such as your sunglasses
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Remember that even though your telecommuting job is stressful, it could be worse: you could be wasting over an hour everyday during those rush hours commutes!
