Definition: Telecommuting and telework are synonyms for the use of telecommunication to work outside the traditional office or workplace, usually at home (SOHO) or in a mobile situation.I've been telecommuting in some form since 2003. Now that I am done with school, etc. I am attempting to be a full-time telecommuter.
This is met with some resistance from people who don't understand. You know the usual-
Why won't you leave your house?
Why don't you get a real job?
Everyone else goes out and gets a real job, why don't you?
The facts:
According to one study, telecommuting has been growing at 15% a year since 1990 in North America. 80% of Fortune 1000 companies are likely to introduce it within the next two to three years. Although work at the company premises is not likely to disappear, new forms of telecommunication such as voice and picture communication and groupware are likely to make telecommuting more social in the future. SOURCEMy Opinion:
Working a job from home is working a "real job". I don't want to leave my home. I want to work whenever I want to work. And I want to make sure I have time to work on my business, attend networking functions, and travel as I please.
That's my intro. Today is day one of my journey into fulltime telecommuting.
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