Work from Home Assessment
1. Have you been considering the idea of working from home for six months or longer?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
2. If you’ve told anyone else about your idea, has the response been positive, as in “Wow, that sounds perfect for you?”
- Yes
- No
- Not really
3. Have you sought out anyone who works successfully from home and asked questions about how it really works?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
4. Do people (including yourself) consider you a disciplined self-starter who enjoys working independently without constant feedback?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
5. Once you get an idea in your head, do you typically pursue it until you’ve achieved it? Are you persistent?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
6. Do you consider your workplace your primary source of friends and social connections?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
7. Do you constantly crave the company of others? For example, do you feel lonely after a few hours at home alone on a weekend?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
8. Do you have strong powers of concentration and an ability to ignore distractions?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
9. Do you consider yourself a highly-organized person who knows how to manage time and tasks?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
10. Do you typically set goals, make lists and in other ways measure your progress?
- Yes
- No
- Not really
Rate yourself. As promised, no grades! But if you’ve answered “no” to Questions 6 and 7, and “yes” to all the others, you’re well on the way to working from home. If not, don’t fret. This test is not a black-and-white predictor of future success. Use this as a mini-barometer for deciding if you’re really ready to stay home.