Telecommuters

Telecommuters have great opportunities currently. It refers to an employment type where you can work from home or any other location of your preference, and communicate with the office or your employer via telephone calls, fax messages, email messages or any other communication method facilitated by technology. This gives telecommuters a great advantage. They have the luxury of working according to the hours they want, and can do so in the comforts of their own home. What would you not do for a life like this?
Though the life of a telecommuter is envied upon, telecommuting does have its disadvantages. Firstly, telecommuters working at home have no specific time allocated to work. This may, at times, make it difficult for telecommuters to work efficiently. The opposite of this is also possible – since there is no specific time allocated to work, workaholic telecommuters may work 24hours a day leading them to health and stress related problems. Also working from home could be a lonely job sometimes. The feeling of belonging to the company will also be very low, which means they will probably not be working to the best of their abilities. Thirdly, working at home makes telecommuters prone to distractions that they can and cannot avoid. This has a direct negative effect on the telecommuters productivity. And of course, there is no chance of going any higher up the corporate ladder.

That being said, telecommuting also has its advantages. First, like mentioned before, telecommuters have a very flexible time schedule which means that they can work within the comforts of their home and choose your their hours. This means there is also time for the family and your other interests. Second, working at home also means that telecommuters do not bear any transportation costs which again mean that they get more value for the work they do. Third, since telecommuting does not require any travel between the household and the workplace, it reduces noise and air pollution. Finally, telecommuters sometimes hold more than one telecommuting position allowing them to generate more income than the traditional workers.

Though telecommuting sounds like a piece of cake, telecommuters are expected to possess immense responsibilities. The crucial one would be loyalty and honesty towards their employers. They are expected to put in a set amount of hours as per the agreed terms and are expected to take on a good workload per day. Telecommuters cannot keep their jobs if they cannot be trusted by their employers. Once this trust is damaged nothing can be said or done to rebuild it. Because of this the relationship between the telecommuter and employer comes with great responsibilities.

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