yes if it's possible and of course if the employee is a proven podcaster then all arrangements should be made so that is is indeed feasible ;-) - sabin

This job I just interviewed for doesnt do telecommuting. They work for Dept of State. I worked directly with DoS and had the option. Not sure I can take this job due to that - Shevonne from fftogo

where possible, sure! OTOH, it's very hard to telecommute if you're a mailman. :) - Jim Hearts FF

This is the new job right? - Amani

Yes. - Michael R. Bernstein

Not the one I interviewed for last week. Another one. I went cause they said the woman was forward thinking. Ive telecommuted since 2004, so dont see how forward thinking she is - Shevonne from fftogo

Furthermore, companies should hire telecommuting employees from outside their immediate area. - Michael R. Bernstein

In fact, if any companies want to jump on this bandwagon, feel free to get started by hiring me *right now*! - Michael R. Bernstein

last company i worked for refused to let me telecommute, so i had to resign to take care of my new daughter instead of working from home while doing so. 3 years later and now EVERYONE in my old operating division telecommutes, in large part cos it saves shitloads of money all around. - Joe Silence is not dead

Thats the thing. Im a single mom and handle everything for the kids. I cant be in an inflexible job where they still have an old school structure - Shevonne from fftogo

Like Jim said, it's not practical for *all* companies or employees. Think about retail, for example, or the medical field. At my last job as a social worker, it wasn't possible because the state has regulations which didn't allow us to access the databases from computers outside the office. That company also had a rule that those who did telecommute (departments other than mine) had to have outside-of-the-home childcare for their kids. - Rochelle

Yes. - Alex Scoble

I know what you mean. I guess I should say for me. I became a Writer to have this flexibility. I hope I get two big clients so I can do my business full time. - Shevonne from fftogo

well based on some of the folks I have worked with. the companies might as well find strangers on the street and just give them money. The productivity will be the same ;) - Moved to Facebook

Depends on the work being done, really. For some, it's just not an option. - Bill Kinney

most of the jobs i've had since 1996 have consisted of accessing and manipulating systems in another room, building, city, state or sometimes country, so i am basically telecommuting from the damned office already. why not do it from home? if management thinks i need to be watched THAT closely then they shouldn't have hired me to begin with! - Joe Silence is not dead