There seems to be a telecommuting revolution headed our way. I found an interesting article today on Webwire titled “Resolve to Telecommute or Web Commute in 2008“. It shows some fascinating statistics on telecommuting. According to this article, 23% of American workers work from home or another location on a regular basis! Wow - that’s something. And even more interesting is that 15% of the people polled would prefer the option to telecommute over stock options and onsite childcare!

The numbers continue to grow every year. This is great progress - so many people have the ability to telecommute - their jobs don’t require their physical presence in the office and the technology makes working from home more feasible as it advances. This telecommuting revolution can continue to be a success - with one requirement… proper training! This is as, if not more, important for the employers to realize as the employees - spend a little money up front and train people on the right skills so your company’s telecommuting program is successful.

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