Telecommuting Examples

Confessions of A Telecommuting Multitasker

December 1, 2009 Good Communication

We need to get the um… [type type type] thing from the guys in the um… [type type type] I mean the product requirements. I actually do this. It’s one of my worst teleworker habits. I know the data. I know people can’t really multitask, but I always feel like answering that one little IM [...]

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Telework/life

November 19, 2009 Telecommuting Examples

The people I work with work everywhere. They’re dots all over the map. They work in offices, homes, and just about everywhere else. My day started this morning at 5:30 AM when the sun was rising, shining, and setting for various members of my team. Telecommuting is not a 9 to 5 job. Telecommuting lets [...]

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What Do You Hate About Telecommuting?

October 22, 2009 Office Setup

I recently posted some of the reasons why I love telecommuting, but it isn’t all easy. As easy as it is to wax poetic about working from home there are plenty of frustrations that come with living in your office. Some days I’m ready to jump out of my big comfy chair, run back to [...]

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What Do You Love About Telecommuting?

October 15, 2009 Office Setup

I get to sit in my big comfy chair and nudge baby toys aside with my toes while I write the software that runs some of the biggest companies in the world. My daughter knows me. She comes for snuggles in the middle of the day and we go out for walks in the afternoons. [...]

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I Want Your Telecommuting Horror Stories

October 11, 2009 Telecommuting Examples

We’ve all heard them. Maybe it was a friend, or a friend of a friend. Maybe it was you. Stories about times when telecommuting just failed. Nothing worked. Your boss ignored you, your coworkers couldn’t pick up a phone, and in the end all you have is a scary telecommuting story to tell. I’m collecting [...]

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