Telecommuting For Dummies?

By Minda Zetlin

This friendly guide gives you thorough information on which industries, fields, regions, etc. are most amenable to telecommuting. You'll find great tips on how to set up a home office and deal with the interruptions that arise when working at home. Plus, you get expert advice on how to stay involved and move ahead in your career. Telecommuting For Dummies outlines the characteristics necessary to be a good telecommuter and the types of jobs that fit the telecommuting lifestyle, as well as the benefits and disadvantages of telecommuting related to those jobs. And once you've decided that telecommuting is for you, this book even addresses how to broach the subject with your manager. Telecommuting For Dummies is the most comprehensive resource for the more than 40 million workers all over the world who telecommute. This book gives you all the necessary information for switching from cubicle to home office while still advancing in your career status.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764553712
• ISBN13: 9780764553714
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.8" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I happen to have a state job that would never qualify me for telecommuting, but I got the book anyway just for kicks. Now, I am envious! The author did an excellent job of laying out the ways to convince your boss that working at home can be beneficial for all. It won't help me, but who knows, perhaps this book can be your ticket to satisfactory home employment!

This book convinced my boss to let me telecommute.

With the help of Telecommuting for Dummies I was able to convince my boss to let me work from home 3 days a week. I was traveling 1 1/2 hours each way to work previously and taking care of three kids and my life was hell. Now I work in my home office and am home when the kids get back from school. The book outlined a strategy I could use with my boss and it actually WORKED! I am now a happy camper. The book has lots of other good info about telecommuting, like how to separate your home and work life when you work at home, and how to organize your time and your office. I can't recommend it too highly! It's incredibly helpful!!