There’s a good interview on US News & World Report’s site about moms finding creative ways to work. The interview is with author Sharon Reed Abboud about her book “All Moms Work: Short-Term Career Strategies for Long-Range Success”. Abboud’s book sounds intriguing, as the description pretty much describes my life. I left a marketing career [...]
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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 [...]
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Did anyone see the ABC 20/20 special tonight about working from home? This was a brief but important overview of the scams that abound on the internet. I find it alarming that people still think you can make thousands of dollars a week stuffing envelopes, but times are desperate and people are always looking to [...]
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I came across a blurb about a recent CareerBuilder survey while reading Real Simple magazine. I had to laugh—the excuses people will come up with to miss a day of work are just incredible. My favorite is “Employee hit a turkey while riding a bike.” The full survey results are here on Career Builder’s site: [...]
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Finding a job that allows you to work from home is difficult. Many telecommuters work out an arrangement with their current employer that lets them work from home a few days per week. If you are not already working with a company that is receptive to telecommuting and are looking for a new job that [...]
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What shall I have for lunch today? This seems to be a trivial question, but there are days when I agonize over it. As a telecommuting mom, I have my own kitchen right outside the door where I can prepare the lunch du jour. This sounds like a fabulous bonus to working from home, but [...]
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I came across this list from the International Telework Association and Council (www.telcoa.org). If you want to telecommute a couple days per week, take a look at some of the facts below. This may help facilitate discussion between you and your boss/HR representative. Employers can save 63% of absenteeism costs per teleworker Teleworkers can save [...]
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