When supervisors and telecommuters agree on job expectations, it often leads to increases in employee productivity and job satisfaction. Many supervisors already use this method of management by results. You may only require a telephone to work from home on a part-time basis. Many employees collect tasks to do at home during the week that do not require special equipment. Many employees find the opportunity to telecommute is so worthwhile they choose to use their personal equipment when equipment is not available from their offices.
Many agencies provide laptops for employees to sign out and take home.
A computer is not required to telecommute. The reason for this may be that telecommuters tend to be selected by management because they work well independently and can be trusted to perform well remote from the office environment. Jobs are really just a collection of tasks. Some tasks must be done at the office. Tasks which may be done away from the office are called telecommutable tasks.