Telecommuters: Would You Use This to Visit the Office?
While we take flexible work very seriously, we also see how some components of work flexibility can be pretty amusing. Stephen Colbert recently poked a bit of fun at the telecommuting trend after a...
View Article5 Telecommuting Tips to Truly Work from Anywhere
My colleagues and I often chuckle about some of the stock photos used to represent telecommuting—a woman lying in a field of flowers with her fingers poised above her laptop keys, a man in a...
View ArticleWhy Working Out of Office Might Not Be For You
Working from the beach, conference calls from the pool, emailing from your backyard. All these ideal scenarios come to mind when people think of working from a non-traditional space. While this is true...
View ArticleRemote Work vs. Telecommute: What’s the Difference
Even if you work from the comfort of your home office, you might want to think twice before calling yourself a telecommuter. It seems that the word “telecommuting” is phasing out in popularity—but...
View ArticleHow Working in an Office Can Be Bad For Your Health
Many of the negative experiences that are associated with traditional office work happen outside of the office—like having to wake up at the crack of dawn, skipping breakfast for lack of time, and...
View ArticleDo You Have the Personality to be a Successful Flexible Worker?
Flexible work continues to grow in popularity in workplaces across the country. In a recent PGi survey, 80 percent of respondents reported working for companies that allow telecommuting. As technology...
View Article4 Out-of-the-Box Ways Telecommuting Can Benefit Society
Telecommuting can be a lifesaver for workers who are looking to find a better blend of work-life balance. And having a remote workforce is a win/win for employers, too, saving them thousands of dollars...
View ArticleExpand Telework to Tackle Unemployment
As of July, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 6.2% or roughly 10 million workers, down from nearly 10% at the height of the great recession. The current rate of unemployment is actually close to...
View ArticleNew Business Etiquette for the Flexible Work World
Today’s shifting, telecommuting, digital workforce has changed a lot from the days of handshakes and thank-you notes, but the classic rules of business etiquette still matter—especially for...
View ArticleTele-what? Teleworkonomics
Literature abounds with studies and insights on how to build more resilient and efficient organizations. Yet, the corollary studies continue to showcase that turnover and retention still plague even...
View ArticleWhy We Need a Culture of Gratitude Towards Flex Workers
It’s the season to give thanks, which means you should thank your lucky stars that you can work from home, right? That’s the pervading attitude about flex work. Many managers and employers believe...
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Creating the Perfect Home Office
Studies have shown that working from home can benefit both employees and employers in a huge way. And while working from home does have plenty of advantages, some may speculate that the employee gets...
View ArticleIs It Ever OK for Teleworkers to Be Unproductive at Work?
Fact: When you’re not working, your brain is still engaged in thought. So it can actually be productive—even essential—for workers to occasionally stop everything and do a little zoning out. But is it...
View Article5 Things You Can Do With Your Time When You Don’t Have a Commute
As someone who commuted four hours (!) every single day into her job, I can tell you first-hand that’s a ton of wasted time. No matter how productive I tried to be on the MetroNorth train, (and believe...
View ArticleHow to Separate Work and Life When You Work At Home
It’s one of the biggest work at home conundrums. You finally found a job that you love that will allow you to work from home, too. You imagine how much time you’ll save from not having to commute into...
View ArticleAnd You Thought Your Commute Was Bad
I once had a job that required me to travel 4+ hours every day. I knew when I accepted the position that I would have to commute; after all, I was living in Connecticut and all the super cool The Devil...
View Article6 Time Management Tips for Telecommuters
Ahhhh, working from home. As a telecommuter, you can say goodbye to the office life (and a lengthy commute, stiff work suits, expensive lunches, and a boss breathing down your neck) and hello to the...
View ArticleDoes Telecommuting Hurt Teamwork?
Teamwork is not just about improving morale and productivity; it’s a competitive strategy that drives real business results. But how can virtual teams produce the same business value if telecommuting...
View ArticleNow Trending in Remote Work: The Digital Nomad
If you thought that working remotely meant that you were relegated to your home office or local coffee shop, think again. Today, telecommuters are taking work-life balance to a whole new level by...
View ArticleWill Office Life Survive After the 9 to 5 Workday?
Roughly 79 percent of knowledge workers around the world now work outside the office, according to the second annual Global Telework Survey by collaboration software and services provider PGi. That’s a...
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