There are pros and cons to telecommuting. However, I’ve been doing it for nearly ten years now and I strongly believe that the pros outweigh the cons.

Some reasons that telecommuting is so awesome include:

  • I can work from anywhere. If I want to travel to Fiji and work from my Fiji resort then I can do that. If I want to stay in bed all day and work from there then I can do that too.
  • It feels like I’m independent. Yes, I rely on bosses and clients and a bunch of other people in my work. However, working from home gives me the feeling that I’m independent in a lot of ways.
  • My working relationships are stronger. Oddly enough, I have much better working relationships with my clients now than I did when I worked in an office. Since we’re working from separate locations, we really have to trust each other. That’s a great thing when it works right.
  • Appointments are easier to schedule. It’s simpler to see doctors, receive packages from UPS and generally make plans with professionals when I work from home.

Of course, there are all of those things that you usually hear too (like that you can work in your PJs) but it’s these other things that really make telecommuting terrific.

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