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Does Telecommuting reduce road congestion?
“One drawback of working from home is that I still have to work when I’m sick”
Yeah seriously? Who would want that?
Alright so I know I veered from the question, but I think it’s important to look at all aspects.
Benefits of Telecommuting
Saves money. By working from home, you can save money on gas and food. We all know it costs more when you go out to eat. By staying home, you’re more likely to eat in.
Multitask. When working from home, you can get more done in your day. There are so many little household things that can be done while working on your phone, or watching an online conference on your computer. Toss some laundry into the wash, wipe down counters, vacuum, dust – to name a few. (These are things I easily do throughout the day while blogging, playing with my kids, and joining twitter parties).
Eat Healthier. I somewhat mentioned this under Saves Money, but by working at home, you’re less likely to go out to eat, or grab snacks from a vending machine. Instead you’ll probably find yourself grabbing an apple or banana, taking time to make lunch at home, and drink more water.
Your Time. Telecommuters, tell me if I’m wrong, but when you work from home, you mostly get to set your own hours. You can plan more time with your family, and do more things that you enjoy. Plus you don’t have to rush to get ready. You could stay in your jammies if you wanted to.
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My husband works from home most of the time. It is harder to stay focused on work because family can be distracting, but on the positive side it allows him to be more part of the kid's lives because he can go to their activities and events.
definitely perks to working at home, and I certainly prefer it 😀
(note realize I did the wrong days topic…. go me! I'll have to write about this one next thursday lol!!)
You've got a great list of benefits for working from home there as well as a couple of downsides. I'm going to have to think about this next week seeing as I followed mumfection and realized that it was the wrong topic. oops. lol.
Nice article! I telecommute and love it. One other aspect is an overall "work-life balance" – I actually work for FlexJobs.com that helps job seekers find flexible work, and there is a lot of industry data on work life balance and the resulting freedom/flexibility which is very interesting, and includes some of the points you mention as well. Another very big topic as it relates to telecommuting is the environmental aspect as it save son pollution from traffic, etc. One other benefit, although it also has some opposite views, is work productivity. The majority say workers are more productive but some argue that they are not. Overall, telecommuting has a thumbs up from me! 🙂