| Telecommuting has many mistaken definitions. | | | | appointments or school conferences and simply |
| The very name of the job gives one and all the | | | | make up the time later in the day. This can equal |
| impression that you are taking and making calls | | | | higher productivity for employees. Less |
| over the telephone from your home or typing | | | | commuting can reduce an employee's costs as |
| your fingers away on a computer or typewriter. | | | | well as the stress related to daily commuting to |
| Telecommuting actually means an employee was | | | | and from work. For many employees, the price |
| linked from home to their office computer | | | | of gas and car maintenance is unbearable. These |
| network. But telecommuting is much broader | | | | costs of going to the office can be greatly |
| technique and term and really includes any person | | | | reduced by telecommuting even a couple of days |
| who does even a portion of their work at home. | | | | a week. Often the most distracting place to work |
| This can include researching, working on drawings, | | | | is at the office. There are many distractions from |
| or performing other types of information analysis. | | | | ringing telephones to chatty co-workers. Even |
| Telecommuting really is as simple as a person | | | | telecommuting part of the time can reduce these |
| working from somewhere outside the office. | | | | distractions and make work more efficient. And if |
| Many people are of the misconception that you | | | | everyone comes to the office at least one |
| have to own a business to work from your | | | | common day in a week for meetings and review |
| home. This just isn't the case anymore. More | | | | sessions can and the rest of the week left for |
| people are able to perform their jobs from home. | | | | more telecommuting work. Many workers even |
| The business world is realizing the many benefits | | | | say they would take a job making a little less |
| telecommuting can have on companies and their | | | | money if they had the opportunity to |
| personnel. It his believed that if a worker | | | | telecommute. |
| commutes only thirty minutes each way, which | | | | Telecommuting is fast becoming a reality in |
| isn't much in today's business world, not having to | | | | today's busy world. The workplace has shifted |
| take this commute can add an extra five hours a | | | | from a central office to far out places such as |
| week an employee can spend with his or her | | | | employee homes and neighborhood complexes |
| family. This is not five hours the employee wasn't | | | | where people primarily use electronic means to |
| previously working nor doing personal things. Just | | | | transfer work between home and office |
| 5 hours of time spent during the week getting | | | | networks. Employers should consider |
| from one spot to another. | | | | telecommuting options for their employees and |
| Telecommuting also provides a telecommuter | | | | help reduce the travel related stress as well as |
| with the ability to handle personal appointments | | | | the dangers of commuting far and wide for |
| without having to take entire days off from | | | | employees. This will boost productivity and moral |
| work. A telecommuting employee can take an | | | | of the employees who will find it easier to |
| hour or two through the day to go to doctor | | | | telecommute. |