I had such a challenge getting any of my former employers to even CONSIDER telecommuting that I had to go into business for myself!
The mentality was "well, if there's an emergency, how will we reach you??" (um, ever heard of a PHONE??). Here in the Midwest I think there is a definite resistance to new ways of doing things, and I've had a lot of micromanager-type bosses who just couldn't let go of the control they had over me when I was actually present, in an office. I'm kind of a rebellious soul so the idea of someone having control over my life/working habits/whatever kind of chafed. I've never had a problem with distractions because I try to keep all things in balance. If I'm frustrated with something and feel like chucking it all to go play, I let myself -- but only for an hour or so and then I make up the time lost later. That's the beauty of telecommuting in my book -- as long as you keep your clients/employers happy and get your work done, you're free to structure your work/life as you choose. I probably work HARDER now than I ever did for any employer in a traditional office setting. Shawna E. Hampton r(E)-Visions Consulting www.revisionsconsulting.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:230933 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
