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How much time do you spend WORKING AT HOME?
| More than 35 hours per week |
| 21 to 35 hours per week |
| 11 to 20 hours per week |
| 5 to 10 hours per week |
| Less than 5 hours per week |
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WHY do you work at home?
(Please check all that apply.)
| I own my own home-based practice. |
| I moonlight at home from a full-time job. |
| I take extra work home with me from a full-time job. |
| I've arranged with my firm to operate from an at-home office. |
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How do you LIKE working at home?
| It's Great. | It's Okay. | It's Lousy. |
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Please explain: What's so "great/okay/lousy" about it?
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How much of your "WORK TIME" is actually spent "ON THE GO," i.e.: running errands, commuting, traveling, time with family, etc.?
| None. (I do all my work at my desk and never even take a business call anywhere else.) |
| Up to 1 hour a day. (I check my voicemail and email.) |
| Up to 2 hours a day. (I return voicemail, email and do some work-related reading or study.) |
| Up to 3 hours a day. (I'm definitely not tied down to my desk.) |
| Up to 4 hours a day. (I can work anywhere and often do.) |
| Up to 6 hours a day. (I think I've forgotten where my desk is.) |
| More than 6 hours a day. (Office? What office? I'm totally mobile!) |
| Other, please specify |
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WORK-AT-HOME WISH LIST
If you had A MAGIC CREDIT CARD, what would you want for your home office?
(Please check all that apply.)
| New office furniture (chair, desk, cabinets, etc.) |
| Printer/copier/scanner/fax |
| Laptop or Notebook PC |
| Desktop PC |
| Data Storage (Hard Drives) |
| Remote, online data storage |
| PC Monitor |
| Entertainment equipment (Audio, TV, aquarium, lava lamp) |
| New smartphone (i.e., BlackBerry, Treo, etc.) |
| Web-based applications (i.e., VoIP, teleconferencing, web-conferencing, etc.) |
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In your opinion, what are the MOST CHALLENGING issues about working at home?
(Please check all that apply.)
| Meeting clients, colleagues in professional setting. |
| New business development (sales and marketing). |
| Isolation from peers. |
| Lack of admin/support personnel. |
| Equipment/technology breakdowns. |
| Time management. |
| Technology resources. |
| Lack of collaboration. |
| IT Security/Privacy. |
| Backup/Disaster recovery. |
| Reliable benchmarks for comparing my performance with my peers/competitors. |
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In your opinion, what are the essential elements to working well at home?(Please check all that apply.)
| The right technology setup. |
| Good communications with co-workers, clients. |
| The right attitude and self-discipline. |
| A quiet, dedicated work space. |
| Experience and maturity. |
| The appropriate kind of work or tasks. |
| A corporate culture of support. |
| Regular face-to-face meetings. |
| Get out of the office and meet new people. |
| Time Management: Balancing the need for new business vs. getting the existing work done. |
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TIPS and HORROR STORIES
What would you tell others?
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PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF...
In what type of business do you work?
| Public accounting |
| Business or Industry |
| Government |
| Not-for-profit |
| Education |
| Vendor/Supplier to CPAs/Financial Executives |
| Other, please specify |
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How many people work in your office or location?
| 1 to 10 |
| 11 to 50 |
| 51 to 100 |
| 101 to 500 |
| More than 500 |
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Which best describes your position?
| Managing Partner/President/CEO/COO/ |
| Partner/Senior Executive/CFO/Controller |
| Senior Staff/General Management |
| Mid-Level Staff/Internal Auditor |
| Junior Staff/Accountant/Administrator |
| Other, please specify |
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OPTIONAL: Can we quote you? Thanks!
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