In these organizations, an individual's telephone number can be routed to whichever office suite they happen to be occupying. These employees are attracted to positions and organizations that offer telecommuting programs. Recent advertisements in such newspapers as the San Jose Mercury News, the Los Angeles Times, and the Boston Globe have recruited for positions that allow telecommuting. Employers are also using telecommuting to keep employees who, for various personal reasons, find that they can no longer commute to their offices. Organizations find, for example, that when the spouse of a valuable employee is forced to relocate, the employee may be retained through the use of telecommuting.
Telecommuting is also a mechanism for recruiting persons with disabilities.
These may be individuals who are excluded from the work force solely on the basis of their inability to commute to and from an office. Telecommuters are less likely to use sick days for their own minor illnesses. And even employees without children can find it difficult to even get to the office. These interruptions play havoc with deadlines and deliverables. Organizations with tele-commuting programs in place, are much less affected by the weather.