It’s Unclearly Defined, but Telecommuting Is Fast on the Rise

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Aided by technology, telecommuting is becoming more common, and while it has its challenges, studies show that it tends to create happier, better workers.

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

As a telecommuter myself, I love my set-up. I’ve always gone into the office at least once a month minimally to make sure I’ve had some face time with my bosses (I have two) and be available to those who are in my home office. The commute to the office is about 50 miles away, which in NJ rush hour time is about 1.5 hours of driving on average, so I don’t miss commuting in that respect. Nowadays, my commute is done once a week on average, which is still not too bad. I will agree with this article in that I think I get a lot more done and am more productive working from home. I don’t think everyone is cut out for telecommuting, but for me, it works.

–techcommgeekmom

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Author: TechCommGeekMom

Danielle M. Villegas is a technical communicator who currently employed at Cox Automotive, Inc., and freelances as her own technical communications consultancy, Dair Communications. She has worked at the International Refugee Committee, MetLife, Novo Nordisk, BASF North America, Merck, and Deloitte, with a background in content strategy, web content management, social media, project management, e-learning, and client services. Danielle is best known in the technical communications world for her blog, TechCommGeekMom.com, which has continued to flourish since it was launched during her graduate studies at NJIT in 2012. She has presented webinars and seminars for Adobe, the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the IEEE ProComm, TCUK (ISTC) and at Drexel University’s eLearning Conference. She has written articles for the STC Intercom, STC Notebook, the Content Rules blog, and The Content Wrangler as well. She is very active in the STC, as a former chapter president for the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter, and is currently serving on three STC Board committees. You can learn more about Danielle on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemvillegas, on Twitter @techcommgeekmom, or through her blog. All content is the owner's opinions, and does not reflect those of her employers past or present. View All Posts

One thought on “It’s Unclearly Defined, but Telecommuting Is Fast on the Rise”

Fantastic post! Telecommuting has the potential to become the next generation working model. I appreciate the post here, which gives us a clear picture why it will be so. Telecommuting is flexible working model where you can manage work and home effectively. And live like your own boss.

Veronica says:

March 26, 2014 at 2:11 AM

Fantastic post! Telecommuting has the potential to become the next generation working model. I appreciate the post here, which gives us a clear picture why it will be so. Telecommuting is flexible working model where you can manage work and home effectively. And live like your own boss.