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I’ve received a few emails over the last few weeks that have asked me what I like and don’t like about telecommuting.
I thought I’d answer this today since we just had a massive snowstorm with about a foot of snow.  One days like this, of course I LOVE the fact that my daily commute is ten seconds!
Here are a few things I enjoy about telecommuting:
Flexible Schedule
This is probably the number one thing telecommuters like about working at home.  Now, I still have to get my work done each day, but I don’t have someone standing over …read more

If you’re interested in telecommuting, some research from Smart Brief says smaller companies are the way to go.  According to Business Week:
“Small companies are embracing telecommuting now more than ever, says Mike Williams of the Atlanta-based Clean Air Campaign. A survey this year indicated about 12% of the workers at companies with 21 to 100 employees sometimes telecommute.”
One advantage smaller businesses have over other types of business is less red tape.  In a larger firm, rules that are meant to help bring order to their employees can sometimes mean it limits them as well.  In smaller firms, there is also …read more

At Friday Playdate, Susan describes the new virtual office.
Her kids are on Spring Break, yet she must soldier on with her job:
The rest of the day — the zoo and lunch and the playing — were interspersed with a constant checking of e-mail (thank you Jesus and Steve Jobs for the iPhone). In line at the grocery, I answered one query about my job title and another about where I went to college while the boys put the groceries on the counter so we could check out.
I made work-related phone calls while they played outside. At one point, …read more