Working From Home is a Hidden Career Trap
How to not screw it up for yourself and end up jobless
“Managers don’t want us working from home because it means they can’t micromanage us anymore. It was never about the work, it was only about control…”
That seems to be the prevailing consensus from most about the new normal of working from home. What was once a privilege has now swung like a pendulum to the other end of the spectrum, where people treat it like a god-given right. Where anyone who wants you to go to the office is just trying to control you.
But here’s something you might want to consider: working from home could find you out of a job or ruin your career entirely if you aren’t careful. It’s easy to get the wrong mindset about it, which leads to a slippery slope of rolling out of bed late, doing the bare minimum and expecting praise for it.
As someone who’s worked mostly from home for a few years now, here’s some friendly advice on how to ensure it enhances, rather than detracts from your career.
Don’t get entitled about it
Working from home is a privilege that most people haven’t had for hundreds of years now, and certainly not in the luxurious surroundings that we enjoy in 2022. As someone who once commuted 90 minutes each…
