101 Tips for Telecommuters—Successfully Manage Your Work, Team, Technology and Family

1. Assess Yourself for Telecommuting Success

Telecommuting is not for everyone:

• You can get lonely and miss being with people every day.

• You may feel isolated and invisible.

• You might lose sight of goals and not feel motivated.

• You could detest some of the mundane aspects of working from home.

• You might experience more conflict with your family. And it's not easy:

• You may find yourself working more hours than before you telecommuted.

• You could be frustrated by the hassles of technology when it fails.

• You can run into problems with co-workers who resent your telecommuting.

• You might experience breakdowns in communication with your boss or your team.

• You could find yourself spending more time than you imagined serving as your own maintenance person, computer ...