Avoid the Pitfalls of Working From Home

Posted April 7, 2007

These days, more and more companies are coming around to your way of thinking. Corporations such as Capital One, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sun Microsystems have set up telecommuting programs. But though having a flexible schedule and avoiding Beltway backups may sound like a dream, you should think about a few of the challenges as well. The computer geeks are the forgotten heroes of offices everywhere. They’re usually completely ignored until your control-alt-delete magic wears out and you actually need someone to, you know, fix your computer. In the office, they’d be at your desk in a jiffy, but if you’re working from home, well, that’s another story.