Telecommuting: It's not for everyone
Despite the obvious advantages associated with working at home - autonomy, the power to set your own hours, increased job satisfaction, and so on, it's still not an activity that suits everyone. Disad
Despite the obvious advantages associated with working at home - autonomy, the power to set your own hours, increased job satisfaction, and so on, it's still not an activity that suits everyone. Disadvantages include social isolation, loneliness, the fact that there's no longer a delineation between the home and work environments, plus lots of distractions like too many snacks and too much TV. There's also the lack of power that comes from no longer being involved in the decision-making back at head office.
This article appeared in the April, 2000 issue of PC Authority.
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