2012年1月4日 星期三

Personal Qualities Needed to Telecommute


Many people would rather not deal with traffic, annoying colleagues, office drama, or a less-than-pleasant boss. To many people, a job that allows you to telecommute seems ideal. However, there are certain types of people who can handle a telecommuting job and other types who can't. If you are thinking about trying to obtain a telecommuting position, first see if you meet these basic qualifications. If you don't meet them, then you may not be able to convince your boss you can perform a telecommuting job, or you won't be able to hold onto it.

The first quality a good telecommuter must have is self-discipline. If you are easily distracted or tempted away from work, you probably can not work from home. At home, there are many distractions, such as your personal telephone and email. Answering them during your scheduled work time is a major distraction and lowers your work output.

Perhaps you TiVo your daytime television shows to watch them later. Well, those shows are at home, tempting you to watch them. You need to make sure that you can resist the urge to watch TV while you work. Also, your friends who don't work outside the home, or who work a later shift may think that they can convince you to go out to lunch. They too will tempt you away from your work. Having self-discipline is crucial to a telecommuting job.

Another important quality is the ability to perform your tasks with little to no supervision. If you are constantly calling your boss asking what to do next, you are going to become an annoyance. Your boss will think either you are incompetent and fire you, or you will be asked to come back to the office so you can be supervised. You will lose your boss's trust to be able to perform work on your own. This will not only hurt your chances of ever telecommuting again, but will also hurt your chances for gaining a promotion. So, if you don't think you can supervise yourself, it would be best to stay at the office.

Something very important to a telecommuter is time. One main reason why people telecommute is to save time, usually in the form of commuting to and from work. Since time is such a coveted commodity, you don't want to get stuck working all day and night at home simply because you have poor time management skills. You don't want to have to pull an all-nighter at home to meet your boss's deadline.

Since your home is a more relaxing environment than your worksite (another reason why many people like telecommuting), you may find yourself working at a slower pace or taking more breaks than you realize since you don't have the hustle and bustle of the office. Make sure that you can manage your time wisely while working from home.

These are examples of the basic qualities of successful telecommuters. If you are self-disciplined, can perform with little or no supervision, and are good at time-management, then you definitely have a chance at being a successful telecommuter.




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