Underwear can be outerwear. Showers are optional. There s no boss, no politics to play and no commuting involved. If this job setting fits your lifestyle, start looking into becoming a Home Office Guy or Home Office Gal. More and more folks are trading in tassel loafers for bunny slippers.
Telecommuting means being attached to a real-life office by phone, modem or computer network.
Telecommuting should not be confused with Teletubbies, a kids show about four garishly hued alien babies whose oatmeal is spiked with Prozac. Ah, telecommuting those were the days. Some friends claim I still dress like one. I certainly look back on my home-office days with an especially wistful nod toward wardrobe. Freelancing for a variety of publications, I did telephone interviews with Fortune 500 CEOs, politicians and, generally, people who walk the business world in Armani, Gucci and Botany 500.