Pham Dinh Vien

Since the terrorist attack on the US world trade centre on September 11th of 2001 telecommuting has become an interesting and often spoken topic. Regardless of the type of work field majority of people tend to prefer telecommuting.

Cutting off the time taken to travel to the work place and the cost for it is the major advantage visible in telecommuting. As the employees work directly from home they can get in touch with the family while working. This could be beneficial not only for the family but also for the society since it will ensure that parents have more time to spend with their children.
The trust by the employer towards the employee regarding their ability to work to a deadline is essential in a situation like this. Because of the very fact that the employees will be communicating only with the required parties at the required time telecommuting is expected to bring less conflicts between them. This will also ensure that the people will work in a tunnel vision whereas in a workplace there is more chance for someone to deviate from their work and waste more time.

Some companies provide the workers with the required equipments such as computers and internet facilities. The network between the employee and the employer can be achieved by a local area connection or by over the phone. A worker can also log into the company’s internal network through internet. With so many ways to communicate a degradation of communication in a telecommunicating environment can be considered as only a myth.

In a field like merchandizing or supply chain it is almost essential to communicate with international parties where the time difference could sometimes be a matter and hence it is most convenient for someone to do the communication from home where they can do a commitment towards work even in the night. Not only these but lot of other similar fields which do not require any supervision are more effective in a telecommuting environment.

Another aspect to be considered in people coming to work is their satisfaction. They might be getting a higher salary and their professional career could be booming with promotions but people could still be unsatisfied with their family life. This is where a company could show their social community responsibility by giving employees the freedom to build up their family while working.

If you think your employer has the right attitude for telecommuting? You think both the parties would feel comfortable with it? Then why not try and get your boss to accept telecommuting at least for one day in a week.

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