5 Things You Need To Know About Telecommuting

The debates around open vs closed office spaces are continuing to heat up and I still think these debates are absolutely pointless. As I've said many times the debate shouldn't be around cubicle or open space it should instead be all about workplace flexibility. That is giving the employees the option to work how they want to work and not how your organization tells them they should work. A part of this workplace flexibility includes telework, that is working from places other than the office. Dell, Aetna, and Xerox are among some of the most forwarding thinking and progressive companies when it comes to offering telecommuting options. Thanks to Kathy Gardner and the folks over at Flexjobs.com I was able to speak with business leaders at all three of these companies to better understand how and why these programs were implemented.