Telecommuting Today and Beyond

For many of us, it’s hard to believe that telecommuting was not an option for workers in the not so distant past. With workplaces decentralizing and rapid improvements in technology, today telecommuting has become an option for almost everyone. During the mid-1970s, as technology effectiveness increased and workers became aware of the benefits, telecommuting started to gain popularity and take hold. Did you know that 12 million U.S. employees work from home at least eight hours per week; up from 6 million in 2000; and growing to 14 million by 2009. More