alone<\/strong>. with video conferencing and virtual communication tools, we can be as connected with others as we want to be. working remotely isn\u2019t synonymous with working in isolation.<\/p>\nsummit cpa team member jamie nau, cpa, explains, \u201cwhen i took this job a lot of my former co-workers were very concerned. they all thought i would go nuts without the human interaction. whenever i check in with them it’s the first thing they ask about. when i tell them i spend just as much time now as i ever did talking with clients and co-workers, they have a difficult time understanding how that is possible, even when i explain gotomeeting and sococo. i also explain to them that it is much easier for me to choose my outside interactions now instead of relying on work to be my only interaction with people. whether it is coaching a sport, playing a sport or volunteering, i get to choose the things that i enjoy doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
“i get two responses: ‘wow, i don’t think i am disciplined enough to do that!’ and ‘oh! that’s great; you get to be a stay-at-home mom!'” \u2013 alaina debevec<\/p>\n
“how do you get anything done?” \u2013 david bernhardt, cpa<\/p>\n
“a lot of people say, ‘i wouldn’t be disciplined enough to do that.’ or ‘i would get too distracted and do housework all day.'” \u2013 ally duras, cpa<\/p>\n
sure, working from home does require having discipline around your work hours. you can\u2019t spend your day doing laundry or cleaning the house just because you\u2019re at home. for many people, that also means that the kids aren\u2019t home while they work. it\u2019s a real job; it\u2019s just being done in the house.<\/p>\n
“both my husband and i work from home. people often ask us, ‘don’t you get tired of your spouse?'” \u2013 angie douglas, cpa<\/p>\n
sure, if your spouse also works from home it can result in a lot of together time that most couples don\u2019t get. it might be hard to imagine being together all the time, but just think about what it would be like to be able to take a walk with your spouse over your lunch breaks or go together at the end of the day to pick up your kids from school. togetherness, as a work-from-home couple, can be great for your relationship\u00a0\u2013 just make sure to set some boundaries around work time so you can both stay focused and productive.<\/p>\n
“i typically get something along the lines of: ‘but you don’t have to work today!’ or ‘they won’t even know if you’re not working.'” \u2013 lisa cecen<\/p>\n
yes, flexibility can be wonderful, but even though you\u2019re working remotely, people are still depending on you to do your job. there\u2019s lots of interaction with others and people definitely would notice if you weren\u2019t working, just like if you worked in a brick-and-mortar building and didn\u2019t show up for work one day.<\/p>\n
\u201c’is that a legit work-from-home job?’ is what i got at first.\u201d \u2013 tracey selig<\/p>\n
\u201cat first, many people close to me were concerned it wasn’t a ‘legitimate’ job.\u201d \u2013 ashley vanness<\/p>\n
when \u201ctelecommuting\u201d and \u201cwork-from-home\u201d jobs first started to become a thing, scammers were quick to jump into the scene and prey on the people who were seeking those types of jobs. however, remote jobs are becoming more common, and although there are certainly still scammers out there, it has become easier to differentiate a scam from the real thing.<\/p>\n
“the response i typically hear is ‘oh! how does that work?'” \u2013 cathy eix<\/p>\n
“i get asked if i have to clock in and out.” \u2013 karen hill, cpa<\/p>\n
“people wonder how it works.” \u2013 kim moore, cpa, audit partner<\/p>\n
not all remote jobs are the same. some require clocking in and out for scheduled shifts. some have very flexible hours. every remote company uses some sort of tool for communication (email, video conferencing, online chat, etc.), but which tool(s) are used can vary from company to company. there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to remote work, and that\u2019s the beauty of it! every remote company can create its own ecosystem for communication, collaboration and interaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cthat\u2019s awesome! can i work for them?\u201d \u2013 andrea cannistraci and amanda legere<\/p>\n
“they all say, ‘oh that must be nice,’ because they all know how many miles i used to drive to work.” \u2013 diane church, ea<\/p>\n
“i get, ‘wow … that must nice!’ the most.” \u2013 alyssa colf<\/p>\n
it is<\/strong> nice, if we do say so ourselves. working in a distributed company comes with a tremendous amount of benefits. you often get a flexible schedule (or at least the ability to unload the dishwasher in the middle of the day if you need to!). you can work with amazingly talented people all over the country (or even the world!). there\u2019s no commute. you get to be in control of your work environment.<\/p>\nwe could go on and on, but the bottom line is, we think working remotely is pretty darn cool, even for accountants!<\/p>\n
jody grunden, cpa, is co-founder and ceo of summit cpa group.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“our team communicates face to face with one another as well as with our clients all day.”<\/strong> \nby jody grunden<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3185,"featured_media":54445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3120,2297,3065],"tags":[643,715,963],"class_list":["post-54289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pro-member-exclusive","category-staffing","category-vcfo","tag-hiring","tag-jobs","tag-remote"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nmisconceptions and truths about remote work - 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n