Business Etiquette - Quick Tips for Work at Home Moms

Are You Busy?

It is wonderful to be able to work out of the home, especially when raising children.  There are many advantages to having a home office, however, there can be disadvantages as well.  For example, if you worked in a corporate office, family and friends would not dare to come by and interrupt you during the workday.

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Just because you are at home, doesn’t mean that the same standards do not apply.  If you are interrupted by personal phone calls or visits to the house, it is not considered poor etiquette to gently explain that you would really love to catch up, but are working on a project or have a deadline.  It would be beneficial to tell them what time you will be free or find out what works best for them.  Don’t worry if you have to repeat this message several times…eventually visitors will realize that during your business hours, you are typically unavailable.

More Quick Tips:
Business Telephone Calls	Proper Introductions
Email Etiquette	Business Meetings in the Home
Are You Busy?	Life In Your Home Office
Unexpected Payments: To Accept or Not to Accept	When Your Healthy Home/Work Life Balance Is In Jeopardy
Dealing with Difficult People	Equal Share
Returning Phone Calls	Handling  Little Awkward Situations
Call Waiting Etiquette	Should I Take The Blame?
Networking Dilemma	It’s Not Your Job Title That Is Important….