Too Late to Launch a Work-from-Home Career?

Photo by Matthew Henry from Burst

The coronavirus pandemic did more to change the workplace than require heightened hygiene in the office.

I know …

You’re tired of reading articles about the pandemic.

But when it comes to changes in our overall approach to work and career, the coronavirus turned a lot of things upside down.

If you’ve heard about the great resignation that has slammed into the economy, you know what I’m talking about.

And if you’re hoping to quit your job and start working from home, you are one of an overwhelming 93% of workers in the United States not working your dream job.

The question you might be asking now, though, is this:

Is it too late to start working from home and launch your dream career?

After all, if you haven’t taken the plunge yet, that means thousands of people got a head start.

For many people in the United States, “working from home is the new normal.”

Have they taken all the available work-from-home opportunities?

Fortunately, even though remote working is one of the “fastest-growing areas of the workforce” according to a March 2021 article by Great Work Life, only 28% of remote workers are freelancers.