With all the recent hype over Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s recent edict banning telecommuting, American workers may be left wondering if telecommuting is a ticket to career suicide. I don’t think so, but employees with telecommuting arrangements should explore options for making themselves visible,...
The Future of Work and the Rise of Worker Burnout
My son says I work too much. He sees me at my desk when he leaves for school in the morning long before the start of the traditional workday. He often sees me there again when he first returns home from school in the afternoon. And he sees me sitting beside him and working again while he is doing hi...
Do Telecommuting Jobs Really Exist?
I was recently interviewed for CNN's Your Money on the topic of telecommuting. This is certainly a hot topic among job seekers as people continue to seek more work/life balance and flexible arrangements. But I think there is a misperception about how to secure a telecommuting arrangement. It's unlik...