Category Archives: Lessons From a Home Office

Lesson Five: Don’t Become Invisible

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Patti Kenyon

Working from home can be a great thing. It can also be very isolating.  You don’t have any co-workers around you and some days, you may not have any people interaction at all. It’s easy to think that you’re out … Continue reading →

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Lessons 3 and 4 for working from home: Short and sweet but they should be together.

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Patti Kenyon

Lesson 3:  Talking to your dogs during the day does not constitute a staff meeting. Although they may be more receptive to your ideas than real people in the office, they can still be bitchy.  Especially if your dogs are … Continue reading →

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Lesson Two: Walking Away From The Phone

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Patti Kenyon

Well it’s a New Year and since I like to start off with something funny, I thought I’d add Lesson Two about working from a home office as my first post for 2012.  This lesson is especially applicable to those … Continue reading →

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Lessons One: Make Sure Everyone Knows You’re On The Phone

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Patti Kenyon

I’m a Corporate Recruiter for an international staffing company.  The positions I fill are internal openings.  Mostly recruiters, business development managers and recruiting managers. I also happen to work from a home office.  Not an unusual thing this day and age with … Continue reading →

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