Perk of Working From Home: Enhanced Quality of Life
Posted Jun 13, 2012 in LMT Surveys
From financial benefits to more family time, home-based laboratory owners are singing the praises of not having a commute.
"Very satisfied" is how three-quarters of home-based lab owners feel about their decision to work from home, according to LMT's Small Lab Survey. The financial benefits include lower overhead, no commuting costs and tax advantages. But more importantly for many respondents is the enhanced quality of life: more family time, flexible hours, more relaxed atmosphere and the ability to balance work/home demands more easily.
"I have been a working mother who was always home when my kids were home. We have a close-knit family and I think working at home has allowed me to have a career and a family and balance them—something that is difficult for many women to do. It's really nice to be able to start the burnout and do a casting as soon as I get up, or run downstairs to press something in the evening to get started on my...
