The Telecommuter Manifesto

Of the many different types of telecommuting, one that gets very little attention is performing work for a remote branch of your employer.  Besides being a telecommuting job in its own right, this type of assignment can serve as a wonderful bridge to a full time telecommuting arrangement.
Performing work for a remote branch may not [...]

When most of us hear the term data security, we naturally think about our computer.  While that is certainly an important part of data security, there are some other aspects of particular importance to telecommuters.
The first is the fact that you are probably generating physical data in the form of printouts, hand written notes, or [...]

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Despite all the progress telecommuters have made in becoming an accepted form of employee, some coworkers still don’t get it.  Whether by jealousy or ignorance, they just don’t seem to give you the respect you deserve.  You can call and email to your heart’s content and still not get the desired [...]