Articles from November 2007

November 30, 2007 | Posted by Kat
As someone that works from home for a living, I’ve been somewhat of a nomad from time to time. I have a second home overlooking the Chesapeake Bay where I have the phone, laptop, and broadband access – all that I need to function in my job. Who said that the “H” [...]
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November 20, 2007 | Posted by Kat
FlexJobs bills itself as the largest telecommuting Job Site for employers and job seekers. The concept of such a site is a no-brainer and I hope that FlexJobs can pull it off.
In their own words, “The mission of FlexJobs is to become the foremost resource for telecommuting, flextime, and international job opportunities.”
I don’t believe [...]
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November 17, 2007 | Posted by Kat
Anyone considering a permanent change from working in an office to working from home should consider some basic questions to see if they’re prepared for everything that comes with the arrangement. Here are my top 10 questions the future Work From Home candidate should ask themselves:
1. Why do I want to work from home?Be [...]
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November 10, 2007 | Posted by Kat
Interesting article on the Computerworld site regarding telecommuting, titled “Why Telecommuting Stinks” by Dian Schaffhauser. It covers the following 8 downsides to working from home:
You can never get away from the work.
You can’t just call for a tech support person desk-side.
Who will handle the paperwork?
You can get lonely.
You can have too much company.
Forget about [...]
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November 7, 2007 | Posted by Kat
As someone that works from home, I don’t have the luxury of leveraging corporate directories that get backed up automatically by my company’s IT department, so it’s been up to me to be sure my sensitive business files are safe.
I have lost my share of digital photos, Quicken files, important email, and Word Documents over [...]
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