Setting Work Hours

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 [...]

Management Efforts to Control Your Work Life in New Ways

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.  [...]

During the Work Day, You Are at Work

Even if you fully embrace the telecommuting lifestyle, other people in your life might not fully understand it.  That means that friends, neighbors, and even family members might stop by during the workday as if it were the weekend.
I ran into this situation when my new home was being completed.  We had already moved in [...]