Survey finds working from home desired by many office workers

A recent poll finds that those running a home based business have an opportunity that many office workers would treasure very highly.

While many companies allow employees to work from home on a flexible basis, others are much more rigid, which has some workers eager for the chance to work remotely.

According to a recent poll by the computer company Citrix, 64 percent of people who cannot work from home once a week would give up something else in order to do so. While 32 percent admitted they would sacrifice lunch breaks, 25 percent would give up drinking and 20 percent would cut coffee from their lives.

The reasons for wanting to stay out of the office were extremely varied. Nearly 75 percent of office workers said there was a frequent office activity, such as a baby shower, staff photo or costume contest, that they wanted to avoid. Others complained about some of the attitudes or behaviors of their coworkers.

"These findings show what all of us who work in offices know - life at the office can often be challenging," said Kim DeCarlis, vice president of corporate marketing at Citrix. "There are plenty of tools and technologies today that empower people to do their jobs from any location."

People have even resorted to some very unusual excuses to work from home. Respondents to the survey said they gave reasons such as "It's Elvis' birthday", "Gas is too expensive" and even "I'm having toenail issues" in order to work from home on a particular day.

The many issues highlighted in this survey show a number of advantages traders may have while running a business from home. While it's necessary to set boundaries to avoid being distracted or overworked, working from home can be a positive experience.