Celebrating Labor @ Home [Productivity @ Home]
On Mondays, I share my thoughts on Working @ Home.
Today in the United States, we pause to celebrate Labor Day. While for many this is a nominal holiday marked mostly by sleeping in and shopping, I like to pause on Labor Day each year and give thanks for my current employment situation.
According the the US Department of Labor:
the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of
American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions
workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
In 1882 at the first celebration of Labor Day, its proponents could probably never have imagined a world in which employment situations could become so flexible and amenable to family life and personal fulfillment. Even when I had my eldest son in 1991, my options were relatively few - remain in a job that was full time (plus some!) and required frequent travel or give up my chosen profession to remain home with my child. No one counseled me back then on the many alternatives that we have today - telecommuting, consulting, freelance work, or starting my own business from home.
I’m thrilled to have come to the point in my life where I have a career that enables me to help support my family while working from home. Through the wonders of technology, my work keeps in touch with people around the globe with like minded ambitions and interests, yet enables me to make my own decisions about working hours, schedules, and long and short term strategic goals.
So today, I pause to pay tribute to all of those who went before us, paving the way for fair, safe, and well compensated employment. I also pay tribute to each person who works at home, compensated or not, to make life wonderful for his or her family. Whether it’s taking out the trash, changing diapers, building websites, selling scrapbook supplies, or caring for an elderly family member - we all labor at home every day. And that is something to recognize and celebrate!
On the Bookshelf:
Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash–Without the Commute
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Original post here: Lisa M. Hendey
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