We do not intend to micro-manage and will allow some free time for employees, but that instance was an “in your face” event that had to be reckoned with, as she is a higher price employee and waste costs more at that level.

Very good software. I’ll be sure to recommend. Take care.

I sincerely congratulate and thank you for such a wonderful application!!

As of now, I am a small sized organization, with only 3 employees to track; but can assure you that I will make sure this application sits on all my employees computers – so hopefully in near future you can expect me to move to paid subscription (as soon as my team size increases to more than 3; I am already looking to hire 2 more staff).

Wish you all the success!

Best Regards,
Vikas Jain

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If you live with children and a spouse, you may already feel guilty sometimes about not spending enough time with them.

Balancing a Full-Time Job With Your Home Life

Examine areas of your work life that can be reduced or eliminated without losing your job. For example, if you constantly stay late at work on Friday nights, you could try to do the hardest, most necessary and most time-consuming tasks first on Friday mornings and then work your way down the list. When it’s time to go, you may just find that the most important things are done and everything else can be put off until Monday. Also, remember to step back and honestly evaluate what is important and what isn’t so important.

Living With Parents

You may be relatively young, and still live with your parents, for financial reasons or to take care of them. In this case, you should decide how much time you want or need to spend around them and ensure that work does not override this need. If your parents have been hinting that they’d like to see you more and you’re agreeable to this, find ways to separate yourself from work, make yourself unavailable for overtime shifts, or do whatever else it takes to spend more time around them.

Living With a Partner

Perhaps you are living away from most of your family, but share your place with a sweetheart. In this case, you have to be sensitive to how much time he or she feels entitled to spend with you. Some people are very clingy, while others are very independent, but most fall somewhere in between. If necessary, sit down and have a conversation with your partner addressing how they feel about your work hours and even asking for help to change them if possible. Set aside time on a regular basis to go on a date with them, even if you are already married. You might be amazed at what this can do for your relationship!

Living By Yourself/With Pets
If you live on your own, you are lucky to be a little more free than many full-time workers. You can spend as much time at work as you would like, except if you have pets. Remember to keep a consistent routine as much as possible so they get fed, walked or cared for at the same time each day. This will help keep them reassured that you are returning home for them. If you have no pets, you should figure out how much time you want to spend at home, relaxing with yourself for company! There’s no use in burning yourself out just because you don’t have anyone to go home to.

Balancing your full-time job with your home life is a tricky task, but with time and practice it becomes easier to master. Take into account your individual situation and remember to take time off when you need to preserve your own mental health.

- Jason Diaz
Business Development Manager
whitelabeloutsourcing.com

Telephone
Many people communicate via phone, and it’s the fastest way to reach our relatives and friends who aren’t always online. Unfortunately, this also means it’s the fastest way to be distracted for those of us who work at home. Start setting work hours and don’t answer the phone during that time. Let it ring through to voicemail, and if you need to, disconnect it or mute the ringer so you won’t hear it. Then, as part of your routine to wrap up your work day, you can check the messages later.

People at the Door
Friends, relatives, and religious fanatics have a way of unexpectedly showing up on your doorstep and acting as though you should invite them in for an all-day gossip-fest. Don’t answer the door, and if you need to, close the blinds and act as though you aren’t home – because you aren’t home, you’re at work! If people complain, explain to them that you can’t take personal time during work hours.

Email
When the ring of your email program calls, it’s difficult to ignore. We have trained ourselves to be alert to these notifications and obey them whenever they should appear. Instead, try setting two or three period of time, perhaps half an hour per day each, when you check and answer emails. Resist the temptation to even quickly check outside of that time, as you’ll just find something that “needs” to be answered and distract yourself.

Family
When you live with others, their patience (or lack thereof) can make or break your work-at-home career. Do all you can to make it clear to your spouse, partner, kids, parents, or whomever else you may share your household with, that you’re at work and not to be disturbed. This may mean anything from locking your office door and wearing headphones to putting on a certain hat whenever you’re at work and not to be disturbed.

Self-Discipline
The final type of distraction is one that you make yourself. The best way to handle these annoying reminders, to-do’s, and urgent tasks that pop into your head is to keep a list where you write them down and then finish whatever you were working on. In between tasks, you can check the list, and if you find something that really is urgent, you can do it. A lot of the time, you will find that the things that seem important when they are distracting you aren’t really that important to you once time has passed.

All these types of distractions are difficult to handle in their own ways. By being firm about your unavailability from the get-go, you will make it clear to yourself and others that you are at work and distractions are unwelcome!