Home-based vs. regular job?
@maximaoliveros (224)
Philippines
September 5, 2017 12:27am CST
Hi everyone. Due to the advent of technology and the rise of the Internet, the number of home-based job opportunities are now increasing rapidly. While a home-based job provides flexibility and convenience, it also has also some disadvantages over a regular job. First, most of these jobs do not offer leaves, insurance, pension, and other benefits. Also, I feel like these homebased jobs are relatively insecure as compared to regular jobs. Anyone here who can share their views and experiences? Thanks!
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
5 Sep 17
I agree it has its pros and cons, after continously working for five years offline i want a change , so i now prefer home based
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@maximaoliveros (224)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
are you already engaged in a home-based job right now? how does it compare based from your own experience?
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@maximaoliveros (224)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
Do you mean other source of income aside from the home-based job?
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@maximaoliveros (224)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@holdoors yes i definitely agree with you. however, we have limited time and sadly, most of the time, time constraint does not allow us to do multiple jobs. As such we need to choose between these jobs.
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@holdoors (2517)
• Malaysia
5 Sep 17
@maximaoliveros I guess we need to have multiple backup options if we are having home-based jobs. It usually depends on the organization you are working for though. If it is reputable and is performing well, you do not need to worry.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
5 Sep 17
Sorry! I wished to experience the home based jobs but still not lucky to find one 
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
Both regular and home-based jobs have their pros and cons. I have a regular job and a home-based job that serves as my side hustle. I do the home-based one in my free time but I still keep my regular job.
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@maximaoliveros (224)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
good for you. you are actually blessed to have both. maybe you are good at time management. do you still have time for some leisure?
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@ChubbyAndHappy (3)
• Philippines
13 Sep 17
Like what others have mentioned, both types of job have its own pros and cons. In my opinion, what really matters is the job security that each platform can offer. Obviously a normal job would always have the edge in terms of job security. However, like what you have mentioned earlier about the advent of technology, more and more earning opportunities are available online. The best course of action is to test the waters, make sure also to have a contingent or backup plan. In fact you could diversify your sources of income like having a part-time job or a small business along with your online job.
