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I was one of the lucky one’s who took a job that was telecommuting friendly from the get go. Most telecommuters, however, were traditional on-site workers who converted their job to a part-time telecommuting situation by proposing the idea to their employer. Their reasons vary: “Gosh, I can do half of the work I do in the office from anywhere that has a laptop, high-speed internet, and a phone!” or “Most of this stuff I could do late at night or while the kids are at school from the comfort of my pj’s, and then I could take those hours of driving off my day and spend that time with my family!” or “I could save so much money if I skipped the commute to work twice a week!” While telecommuting also carries some difficulties that shouldn’t be overlooked, I’d say much of your idealism is actually valid! I love telecommuting and can’t imagine working any other way!

My best friend found out today that the job she left because she had to relocate contacted her for a position as a “guinea pig” telecommuting in the same job she had before. She couldn’t be happier that all of her hard work while in the office landed her a chance to telecommute from the comfort of her home office! I’d say she got “lucky” too!

But before you quit your job in hopes that they’ll offer you a telecommuting position, you might want to consider a less risky way of approaching the boss! I did some looking around and found such a well done article here at Quintessential Careers that I just couldn’t neglect to pass on the link. This article provides wonderful resources to help you research the success of telecommuting, decide whether or not telecommuting is for you, and finally, how to bring up the idea to your employer. Since I couldn’t have said it better myself, I won’t!

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