Comments on: Telecommuting is awesome, except when it sucks. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/telecommuting-is-awesome-except-when-it-sucks/ Tue, 07 May 2013 13:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael Morisy http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/telecommuting-is-awesome-except-when-it-sucks/#comment-452 Michael Morisy Wed, 19 May 2010 14:13:00 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=902#comment-452 For a time I was working from home 3-4 days a week on average, and I started to learn to schedule “distractions” that would get me out of the house and force breaks, like laundry, groceries, appointments. I think having something break up my schedule not only let me mentally refresh, but gave me a series of mini-deadlines to work with: I have to get this done by 10:30 a.m. or else it won’t get done until lunch.

Plus, I don’t know how you don’t go crazy without fresh air for 5 days!

]]> By: SQLAgentMan http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/telecommuting-is-awesome-except-when-it-sucks/#comment-451 SQLAgentMan Mon, 17 May 2010 13:12:08 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=902#comment-451 I work from home 4-5 days/week Denny. I’ve been telecommuting in some capacity since 2000. I’ve always told people that telecommuting is not for everyone, but for those who it works for – it works amazingly well. I often tell my Manager that my day in the office is my day off since I have a difficult time with all the noise and “walk-up” work that comes my way when I’m there. I’ve been telecommuting since the days of dial-up when I’d need to dial-in just to check email. Now with the prevelance of high-speed internet, instant messaging, and all the other media advancements of the past 10 years it is far easier to stay in contact with your co-workers and get more accomplished remotely than you could in the past.

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