Telecommuting Telecommuting Telecommuting allows you to work away from your office, whether at home, or at a satellite location. Telecommuting can shorten or eliminate your commute altogether. And contrary to popular belief, you don't need a computer to telecommute. It can be as simple as catching up on reading, or doing work by phone. And with more technology available for home use, telecommuting is becoming more attractive to employees and employers.
Telecommuting can be as simple as catching up on reading at home.
Or it can be as sophisticated as communicating with the office by fax, phone, and modem. List all of your different job tasks that can be done away from the worksite. Estimate how long it takes to do them each week. Assess whether you have the proper equipment at home and a suitable workspace. Not everyone likes to spend hours at a time alone.