Pages tagged telecommuting:

Rands In Repose: The Pond
http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2009/04/15/the_pond.html

Working remotely long-term
Avoiding failure involves asking four questions before they leave: 1. Do they have the personality? 2. Do they have the right job? 3. Does the culture support it? 4. Do you have a remote friction detection and resolution policy?
But I’m still freaked because my first thought when anyone asks to work remote is, “This fine person is a year away from either quitting or being fired.” Why? Because they’re asking to leave the Pond.
Master the Art of Working Remotely - Gina Trapani - HarvardBusiness.org
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/trapani/2009/06/master-the-art-of-working-with.html
But working with people in different cities and time zones with minimal face time presents a whole new set of challenges. While the tools available for working remotely are better than ever, it's how you use them that really counts. Constant and clear communication is the key to a good remote working relationship.
Over the past five years I've worked off-site and online for employers across the country using email, chat, and web-based collaboration apps. My work life has been the envy of my traditional nine-to-five friends. While they suit up in an office-appropriate outfit, grab the briefcase, and brave a commute every weekday, I get to work from home (and my employers get to save money on office space).
Geeks in Boston » Working from Home: Why It Sucks
http://geeksinboston.com/2009/01/26/working-from-home-why-it-sucks/
yup.
A timetly takeaway: "You don’t get rich feedback when communicating over a phone, email, or text chat."
Coding Horror: On Working Remotely
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/05/on-working-remotely.html
What we did last week What we're planning to do this week Anything that is blocking us or we are concerned about
Lifehacker - Simulate Office Presence with Skype and VNC - remote working
http://lifehacker.com/5295818/simulate-office-presence-with-skype-and-vnc
I set up a webcam there along with speakers. I have second cam at home, and I simply Skype in to my own cube at work. Skype can be configured to auto-answer, if desired, so my ‘cube' Skype simply picks up when I dial in. I also pipe my home desktop onto my cube's monitor (using VNC).
Former cubicle jockey Jonathon Wilson now works from home, but it's almost exactly as if he's at his desk at the office. In the comments of my recent article on working remotely, Jonathon explains his unconventional setup: