Why I love NPR

They are just so darn good at explaining things (or digging up the resources for explaining things). For instance, in this survey, courtesy of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Managment), they give us a brief and simple explanation between telecommuting, job sharing, flextime and seasonal scheduling. For example, ever heard of a results-only work environment? [...]

Tax implications can hinder telecommuting efforts

My husband works for a network storage company and many of the employees are hardware engineers. These jobs involve a lot of time at a computer. A lot. Which makes the jobs pretty amenable to telecommuting, if not full time at least a few days per week. One employee who lives over the border in [...]

Flexible work does exist – if you make it happen

I had a meeting last night with some other mom (and dad) bloggers. We all write for the same local outlet, and this was the first time we had met in person. What struck me about the five us was this: We all have children under the age of 5 We are all within a [...]

No Payroll for the Self Employed

I am actually self-employed. For the difference between this and telecommuting see this post. This means that I am not on a payroll, nor do I know in advance the date I will actually get paid. I have no: • Direct deposit • Vacation accrual • Automatically deducted taxes • Employer matched 401(K) contribution I [...]

More telecommuting in the future?

That’s what urban theorist Richard Florida says in this Atlantic Online column from February 11. He believes that traffic congestion coupled with more flexible work opportunities will result in an increase in telecommuting. Read the entire article here: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200902u/richard-florida-interview.

Work from home vs. Telecommuting

What’s the difference? I consider myself to be a work-from-home mom, but when I began researching the term I started to change my mind! Google “work from home” and what appears are countless money-making opportunities that have pyramid scheme written all over them. Any job in which you have to pay fees to be exposed [...]