Telecommuting sure sounds like the answer to many of society's challenges, from reducing congestion on overcrowded highways to restoring the quality of family life. First, let's define terms. Telecommuting refers to everything from working at home full time, to working out of a mobile field office or specially established telecommuting center, to the occasional day spent at home to escape office phones and other interruptions. The benefits can be substantial. Just think about the long-term implications if commuter traffic were to level off or even diminish in the next century.
Technology now gives many workers at home access to virtually all the tools they have at the office.
When you are on the other end of a fax, phone or e-mail line, no one needs to know what you are wearing or even where in the world you are. The range of jobs that can be done outside traditional offices grows almost by the hour. Perhaps most important, offering employees increased opportunities to be with their families may be essential to competing in the labor market. Face to Face Sounds great so far. The remedy is fairly simple.