“Wow, you must have so much free time! Let’s go to_____ today.”

Uh, no.

Working from home does not mean that one’s schedule is malleable . There are often online meetings to attend, deadlines to meet, etc., and it’s no more viable to skip off for an afternoon of frivolity as it would be if mired in an office environment. Sure, sometimes work can be rearranged so that excursions can happen, but those have to be planned well in advance, not just on a whim. If you’ve asked a self-employed friend to do something in the middle of the day and they turn you down, please don’t try to coerce them into it or guilt trip them for not going, unless you plan to reimburse them for the time they won’t be spending at work that day.

Working from home can be incredibly rewarding, and the majority of people who do it find they are much more satisfied with their jobs.

Vocabulary

1. telecommuting: 远程办公;offsite: 界外，厂区外;estimate: 估计，判断; approximately: 大约，近似地。

2. influx: 汇集;Etsy: 美国一个在线销售手工工艺品的网站，该网站集聚了一大批极富影响力和号召力的手工艺术品设计师。在Etsy，人们可以开店，销售自己的手工艺品，模式类似中国的淘宝;overhead costs: 营业成本，管理费用;physical store: 实体店。

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