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Want to Be a Telecommuter? Start With These 4 Steps.
It’s Monday morning. I’m not hastily applying makeup, scarfing down flavorless oatmeal, and trying to lint-roll the pet hair off of my black work pants before crawling through an hour’s worth of traffic. Instead, I’m sipping a berry smoothie and reading a few chapters of a book before I head off to my early morning barre class. And I’m still able to start my workday on time.
How is this possible?
I have the privilege of working from home on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. I’ve gotten so accustomed to the ease, freedom, and balance that this schedule provides that I don’t think I could ever go back to a 9-to-5 in the office, five days a week.
The best part? Telecommuting is on the rise. And if you’re not at this stage just yet, there are definitive steps you can take to get there.
Step 1: Discuss remote work options with your current employer
Telecommuting has risen swiftly in popularity — over the last fifteen years, it has exploded by 173%. Today, approximately 40% of American employees telecommute regularly. All this is to say that working from home is no longer a unicorn in the working world.
More employers are opening up flexible work arrangements for employees, and if your company…
