Home Office from Hell contest winner. This guy has to put up with a lot just to work. I hope he makes it rich one day. Good luck! I wonder if they'll have a 'Office from Hell contest'?
NEW YORK -- March 27, 2006 -- Jason Welshonse is no stranger to the difficulties and frustrations of running a home business. But all of that is about to change.
Jason is the winner of "The Home Office From Hell Contest"TM, sponsored by Offices2Share.com. The website, which helps small businesses find short-term, ready-to-use office space, asked entrants to share the top 10 reasons they needed to escape their Home Office From Hell.
Offices2Share.com received thousands of responses to the contest from across the country. Welshonse won the contest because he illuminated the sometimes frustrating and boundary-less terrain of running a home-based business, in a way that was funny, poignant and resonated with his entrepreneurial colleagues.
For his creative efforts, Welshonse will receive a reprieve from his home office - in the form of a pre-paid 1-year office lease at an Offices2share.com location of his choosing. The win will help Jason convey a more professional image for his computer business, Ancient Geek.
Welshone was excited about winning the contest, and says, "I knew it was time to get out of my home office when "just checking my email" before bedtime invariably resulted in me having to work through the night. I am really looking forward to leaving work at work."
Jason's comical entry underscores the often annoying and sometimes revenue-crushing realities of working from a home office.
Here is Jason’s winning contest entry:
1. I have to yell "Phone!" really loud when the phone rings to make sure all TVs and radios get muted so I can answer it.
2. I have started to refer to my pets as employees.
3. My customers are starting to think there's a lot of dogs around my office because my dog always barks when I pick up the phone.
4. I have started answering my home phone with my company name.
5. I had a crazy subcontractor threatening to come to my home to pick up his last check instead of waiting for the mail.
6. It's WAY too easy to go to work on my day off. It's Saturday at 11PM and I'm entering a contest to win office space.
7. I'd rather watch Oprah at 4 PM then do my billing.
8. It's hard to cram 10 computers into a spare bedroom. Although I don't need to turn on the heat in the winter.
9. When potential clients hear that I work out of my home, they respond with "Oh, so you're not a REAL business."
10. FedEx wants to deliver a package, they want to know if it's a home or office. I always answer "Yes."
[via Offices 2 Share]
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