The Telecommuter Manifesto

Many new telecommuters expect to work less, since their time will be spent more productively.  While that certainly can be true, if you aren’t careful, you can also end up working a whole lot more.  The reason is that although telecommuting is generally described as working from home, an equally accurate description would be living [...]

A funny thing happens when you transition from an office worker to a telecommuter.  What were once routine tasks that were hardly given a second thought suddenly become an area of increased attention for your management.  Recording time is one such example.
Not all workers record time, so this may seem like a non-issue to you.  [...]

Since most telecommuters are used to being at home for normal work days, they may be dissuaded from ever taking a sick day.  Don’t fall into that trap.
There are two main reasons why you should take sick time when you need it:
First, working when you’re sick will cause both your health and your work to [...]