Telecommuters
Written by Dr.Wealth on August 19th, 2009
Telecommuting opportunities are on the rise every day. 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. As it may have already occurred to you, telecommuters have the best life. They get to wake up at any time of the day, sleep at a time they so desire, spend quality time with the family and still get paid for their hourly work. 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. Secondly, telecommuters may suffer from feelings of isolation and may miss the companionship and support of coworkers. They may also not show any feelings of loyalty to the company which is a concerning factor for employers. Thirdly, working at home makes telecommuters prone to distractions that they can and cannot avoid. This has a direct negative effect on the telecommuterÂ’s productivity. Lastly, telecommuters do not have many chances to career promotions.
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. They can afford time for their family as well as their favorite leisure activities. 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. Most importantly, telecommuters are expected to be honest and loyal to the company they work for. 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. Trust being a funny fixation, cannot be built upon once it is broken, especially when you are not visible to the other party. So, telecommuters have to go that extra mile to build and maintain a trustworthy personality with their employer.
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