The multiple, seemingly endless, interruptions at the office create a work pattern that is subject to repeated restarts. These interruptions occur when coworkers stop by to chat or supervisors pop in to check up. There is the additional aspect of the water cooler effect that saps productivity. While the social aspects of work are important to employees, there are times when these activities detract from their work. Positions that telecommute two or three days per week find that they can be more effective when at home, but still maintain social relationships back at the office.
Some individuals are morning people, others work better at night.
Telecommuters have the ability to schedule work to accommodate their personal clocks. Also, they find that they can schedule their work around other day to day demands in their lives. This is time that is available and productive to them when they work at home. This increased time is not time that the employee would have normally spent commuting. The time referred to here is scheduled time that is not available as a consequence of the stress caused by traveling to work.