The Telecommuting Phenomena

（Edited by freelance Chinese translator li – English to Chinese or Chinese to English translation services）

Imagine commuting to work without the hassles of rush hour or the expense of gas. Imagine the freedom and flexibility of working during your peak energy hours and being able to schedule time with family or friends during the day.

Many people looking to work-at-home seek data-entry or assembly work to fill this need. The reality is that the majority of telecommuters are professionals in their fields and have either taken advantage of their company’s work-at-home program or developed one themselves.

About 45 million Americans work-at-home at least one day. This number continues to grow as more and more companies recognize the financial benefits to allowing telecommuting.
The overall benefits to telecommuting include:

• Increased worker productivity by as much as 15 to 20 percent

• Cuts in corporate real-estate costs by 25 to 90 percent

• Increased free time for workers, leading to improved family life

• Reduced air pollution by cutting down on the number of people driving to work

• Savings in gas.
• Less wear and tear on roads.
  

Companies of all sizes are opening up to the idea of telecommuting. AT&T has about 22,500 employees who are regular telecommuters. It even has a web site dedicated to providing information and resources on telecommuting.

The more valuable you are to your office and the more conducive your job skills are to working-at-home, the better chance you will have at designing a telecommuting position with your employer.