Telecommuting jobs are growing faster than anyone thought,
and more workers are employed in this way than any other. Enterprises TV shares
some tips for those who work away from an office, from home, or from another
country.
As with any type of job, there are plusses and minuses. One
of the benefits of telecommuting is that there is no actual commute to the
office every day. An employee works from a home office and communicates via
phone, email, chat or text. Work is completed without the regular interruptions
of people popping into or by an office to chat. Shorter breaks are taken since
can be taken throughout the work day. This leads to a more relaxed, happier,
less stressed employee.
Downfalls can be hard to overcome. Some at-home workers feel
left out from regular staff meetings, are forgotten in company-wide email
notifications, are ostracized and know that office staff will talk about them
behind their backs.
The Enterprises TV show would like to share some tips for
telecommuters to make working off-site better for everyone:
Keep in touch daily through emails, phone calls and video
chats. Reply to email notes as soon as possible.
Update your manager with an FYI email note with a status of
what you’re working on. It might also help to start a shared document on Google
Docs which tracks the progress of your work daily. The Enterprises TV show
staff shares status logs on a Google
Drive to keep everyone informed and up to date.
Telecommuting is becoming the new and better way for people
to work. Business owners are realizing that working from home can be just as
productive as working from the office. Embrace this new method of employment.
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