More than any other driving force, changing social values and more diverse and flexible lifestyle preferences are having an impact on today's workplace. There's little time to talk about the day's upcoming events at breakfast, or to help children with homework or discuss problems after school. Moreover, there's less and less time or personal energy available to devote to community projects, volunteerism and other civic activities. Telecommuting holds the potential for tipping the scales back in the direction of more quality time with family and the community. By teleworking, people will no longer have to commute every day.
Teleworking closes the gap between where people live and work.
It provides jobs near homes. Telecommuting, while not a new concept, is enjoying newfound popularity. The ability to transfer information from one computer to another is the key technological advance underpinning telework. In this way, all offices can share company information. Even individual workers using a modem attached to their computer at home can use information on other company computers.