13 January 2010
Handy Character Traits to Have When you are an Online Worker
In my few years as an online Filipino worker, I have noticed that some people are naturally matched to working online. Working at home is something they thrive at, compared to those who do want to but do not thrive as much.
Do you think have what it takes to be an online Filipino worker? We usually have the same stuff as office people, but some personality traits are more distinct when you are working by yourself, at home, most of the time. The traits below may seem easy as pie, but usually we'll only know once we've taken on that first online work assignment.
More self-motivated than usual. Online workers are very independent, more than the usual office worker, maybe. Since the online worker mostly talks to a monitor, it is easy to slack off and sleep through the day. Regular online workers have a proven track record of automatically doing the tasks needed even without anybody watching them. People who like supervisors, nannies or mommy to pressure them to do something may not be the best match to online work.
Strong sense of commitment. Word of honor to deliver is enough to automate the self-motivation. The online worker dismisses any excuses, real or imagined, to deliver an agreed project.
Comfortable with doing different kinds of tasks. When you are an online worker, whether you are freelance or a resident contractee, on some level you are your own boss, secretary, sales, marketing, operations, admin services in 1. You are also the janitorial services, so it really helps to be flexible. Being cheerful in doing "lowly" tasks to boss tasks indicates you can be an online worker in the long haul.
A little more patience, especially for moms with small children working at home. I salute the work-at-home moms with small children and are still very professional. Like any office work, we have deadlines. In the office though, there is the privilege of focusing on only the tasks at hand. At home, there is the ever-lovable but still breaks the peace, "Mommy, look at me! Mommy may I have juice? Mommy, hold my hand." Some online worker moms still make sure their babies/ toddlers have baby sitters so that they can work and deliver. It's still much better to be physically present at home and keep an eye out for baby and yaya while working, than not be there at all.
Cheerful with almost no "real time human contact" through out the day. This may seem easy to do, but I have found that this where most people are challenged. Yes, online workers have their online bosses and online friends. They may suddenly laugh out loud in real time from all the amusing conversation they do online. However, it is still online, conversations that pop out on a monitor. Some people who are super efficient in the real-time office will suddenly feel "lost" with no human contact throughout the day. Me, being naturally self-absorbed, thought this was easy to breeze through. But then, I have been surprised at people who did not match up to online work because of this "lonely" part of the work.
These are the main ones that I can think of. By now, you may be able to identify if online work is for you, or if the real-time brick and mortar office with people is better.
Do you think have what it takes to be an online Filipino worker? We usually have the same stuff as office people, but some personality traits are more distinct when you are working by yourself, at home, most of the time. The traits below may seem easy as pie, but usually we'll only know once we've taken on that first online work assignment.
More self-motivated than usual. Online workers are very independent, more than the usual office worker, maybe. Since the online worker mostly talks to a monitor, it is easy to slack off and sleep through the day. Regular online workers have a proven track record of automatically doing the tasks needed even without anybody watching them. People who like supervisors, nannies or mommy to pressure them to do something may not be the best match to online work.
Strong sense of commitment. Word of honor to deliver is enough to automate the self-motivation. The online worker dismisses any excuses, real or imagined, to deliver an agreed project.
Comfortable with doing different kinds of tasks. When you are an online worker, whether you are freelance or a resident contractee, on some level you are your own boss, secretary, sales, marketing, operations, admin services in 1. You are also the janitorial services, so it really helps to be flexible. Being cheerful in doing "lowly" tasks to boss tasks indicates you can be an online worker in the long haul.
A little more patience, especially for moms with small children working at home. I salute the work-at-home moms with small children and are still very professional. Like any office work, we have deadlines. In the office though, there is the privilege of focusing on only the tasks at hand. At home, there is the ever-lovable but still breaks the peace, "Mommy, look at me! Mommy may I have juice? Mommy, hold my hand." Some online worker moms still make sure their babies/ toddlers have baby sitters so that they can work and deliver. It's still much better to be physically present at home and keep an eye out for baby and yaya while working, than not be there at all.
Cheerful with almost no "real time human contact" through out the day. This may seem easy to do, but I have found that this where most people are challenged. Yes, online workers have their online bosses and online friends. They may suddenly laugh out loud in real time from all the amusing conversation they do online. However, it is still online, conversations that pop out on a monitor. Some people who are super efficient in the real-time office will suddenly feel "lost" with no human contact throughout the day. Me, being naturally self-absorbed, thought this was easy to breeze through. But then, I have been surprised at people who did not match up to online work because of this "lonely" part of the work.
These are the main ones that I can think of. By now, you may be able to identify if online work is for you, or if the real-time brick and mortar office with people is better.
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