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Purpose and benefits

Teleworking offers a delightful compromise between being employed full-time (and enjoying the steady salary that comes with this arrangement) and experiencing much of the independence and privacy of self-employment. You can dress comfortably, saving substantially on your office clothing, and you can avoid the boring hours of commuting, saving substantially on petrol, parking, and public transport. As a telecommuter, you are also in a working environment that’s all your own with no annoying colleagues nearby, which certainly promotes peace of mind.

Unfortunately, there are drawbacks to telecommuting. Among the most significant is falling ‘out of the loop’—being left behind, forgotten, or overlooked. You don’t have access to the grapevine as you do in the workplace. And if you’re not careful, you risk being ignored entirely when excellent, career-building assignments come up and you’re not there to step forward to volunteer for them.