Title :
Telecommuting and working from home
Author_Institution :
VTEL Corp., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
The paper describes how technology, the work requirements, and the conditions of today´s economy have made telecommuting an alternative to working at the office. It explores the conditions for telecommuting as well as the advantages and disadvantages of working from home. It also describes the author´s personal experience in telecommuting, which has been very positive, thanks to a supportive employer
Keywords :
home working; personnel; socio-economic effects; economy; personal experience; supportive employer; telecommuting conditions; work requirements; working from home; Cellular phones; Engineering profession; ISDN; Internet telephony; Modems; Telecommunication computing; Teleconferencing; Teleworking; Web and internet services; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1998. IPCC 98. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4890-7
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1998.722074
