Show Up at Work … in Your Robe
This year’s skyrocketing gas prices are enough to make even the most diehard office suck-ups fantasize about finding a job that lets them telecommute. But is finding a new job that lets you work from home a realistic goal or just a pipe dream?
Thirty-three percent of U.S. companies allow employees to telecommute on a part-time basis, while 21 percent allow it full-time, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.
In other words, although work-at-home jobs do exist, they remain few and far between.
Of course, not all professions are telecommuting-friendly. If you don’t work in information technology, sales, customer service, creative services such as writing and Web design, or support services such as administration and finance, you’ll probably be hard-pressed to find a job that lets you work from home on a regular basis.
For the sake of argument, though, let’s say your vocation does fall into the telecommuting-friendly category. What tools can you use to find the employers and job openings that will let you work from home one, two, even five days a week?
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cassy on July 5th, 2008 11:16 pm
Its not practical to quit your job and find another one. Its not easy to find a job now. If your tired of your job now, and like quiting, just think of the jobless, there are millions of them.
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