Employers also enjoy casting a larger employment net for potential candidates looking for firms that offer telecommuting initiatives. For employees who never thrived in an office atmosphere where time clocks ruled the day, telecommuting provides the ultimate flexibility with much less of the stress. While hours are normally established for communicating with employers, employees can otherwise set their own timetables. With a final deadline to shoot for, employees are free of office distractions, such as an anxious boss worried about a project's status, or an employee looking to add fodder to the company gossip mill. At some companies, weekly meetings are informally arranged at mutually convenient locations.
Employees have much to gain financially as well.
Commuting, auto and clothing expenses are just a few of the costs telecommuters conserve on when they are free to work at home. While the employee usually enjoys less stress outside of the working environment, the manager's ability to interact with the employee may be weakened, especially when communications between the two are lacking or when times are not clearly established for communication. When this is the case, the team-working process may be hijacked by an employee's inability to communicate on a timely basis. This issue is further complicated when an employer finds that corrective actions need to be taken against a telecommuter who, in the employer's mind, is not meeting his or her objectives. Also, insurance and workmen's comp issues have the potential to cause problems when an employees injure themselves at home.