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vered · 6 months ago

Good luck. I work from home, and while it has its own set of challenges, I can't imagine doing it any other way (although I have, in the past).

dcfemella · 6 months ago

Thank you! I hope to be able to freelance full time in a year's time, but til then, I need a job. =( Hopefully I am able to find a company that gives me the option to telecommute. I have done this for over five years and can't imagine being bogged down in a 9-5 job.

associations · 1 month ago

It is amazing how most people forget that there has to be a family member at home to take care of the children. The expectations of a mother is sadly very high. Not only do you need to take the responsibility of raising children, but also taking care of the household, and holding a full-time job. Sooner or later something has to give in this scenario, and it isn't going to be the children. Therefore, it must be the employers - all of them - to find options for parents to work at home or have a flexible schedule.

They wonder why children have changed so much over the years - let's chaulk it up to not having a parent at home and allowing strangers with unknown morals raising our children for us.

dcfemella · 1 month ago

Telecommuting is becoming more and more apparent to companies. However, as with many things, people are resistant to change. With cloud computing and the pressure to "go green," I think telecommuting is going to start becoming increasingly more popular.

JPRyan · 1 month ago

I could never do telecommuting. I'm too distractable. I'd never get any work done.

dcfemella · 1 month ago

Awwww...well maybe you can work at someone else's home. =P

JPRyan · 1 month ago

Yeah if I was at someone else's home... she'd be hot and there'd definitely be no work getting done.

It's all around better for me to come into the office. =)

dcfemella · 1 month ago

Ok...go to work!

Rob Nelson · 1 month ago

I'm a huge fan of telecommuting (I have only telecommuted for about the last 10 years) but, there are certain occasions where it's inappropriate.

Working for a government agency that requires strict network security procedures is usually one of those time that telecommuting is "never" going to work. It's often too difficult to certify someone's home environment as secure - there is no way to ensure that data is not leaked into inappropriate hands.

And, just because one part of the agency may allow for telecommuting, does not mean that all offices within the agency can have that as an option. It simply depends on the data involved and the specific security needs.

The same, of course, holds true for any outside contractors that work for the agency. And, the same rules may apply to other sensitive corporate environments.

There's often simply no way to know what a home-based user is doing with data that is on their personal machines, or connected to their personal machines. Some companies and agencies may have strict enough security that you cannot bring any electronic devices in or out of buildings, offices, etc that are secured.

That said, those rules apply only to the minority of positions in the world, and as such, most companies should be offering employees the opportunity to telecommute - at least part of the time.

dcfemella · 1 month ago

There are situations where telecommuting doesn't work, like if you are working classified information. Many times in government agencies, you can do work at home cause it doesn't deal with that type of data. I used to work with the Dept of State, and I VPNed in. Like you said, it does depend on the work you are doing.