This is wikipedias take on the matter of Telecommuting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting
I am working from home today. I can not say enough about how much I like doing this. I save money on gas. I remove the hassel of driving through Friday traffic. Believe it or not I do get more done when working from home, I actaully work more hours.
I also like having a TV on while I work it is better than listening to music because It is easier to tune it out when I need to and its not right in my ear like earphones/plugs. On Fridays I like listening to the Financial news on CNBC it really gets heated especially on a week like we have had this week.
When my son starts kindergarten in a few months and he is right by our house I will be able to go and pick him up when he gets out. I know he will like this and wont need to stay in the after school program for 2-3 hours on that day.
If I didn't mention it I am a Software Engineer at a large financial institution named Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg Florida. Being a Software Engineer is the perfect job for telecommuting because all most all of my work is on the PC. It is probably in the range of 99%. Most meetings I go to have someone on the phone who is working remote and it works fine.
I usually choose Friday to telecommute because it is open for me and it really makes the week go by nicely. After working from home every Friday for 1 year I have also noticed there is a cumulative effect that occurs from this. The effect is a more relaxed feeling all week. I think this effect is more noticeable if your work at home day is either a Monday or Friday because it allows you to keep that weekend feeling going for one more day. If you break it up by working from home Tues-Thur I don't the the cumulative effect would be as great. So my final message will be to work from home, if possible, once a week on Monday or Friday.
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