Comment I'm doing it with mixed results (Score 1) 236
I work from home about 3 days a week (perl coding for e-commerce/marketing firm), but find that I get just about as much done if I can't find the right 'groove' and get focused. If I do get focused, however, I get tons done. I find that the people in my office are a bit too distracting ("Hey, could you come fix my NT box?" - umm, no.) Unfortunately, I seem to get focused when I'm a little behind and end up catching up on the weekend. I don't think it would work so well, if at all, with an hourly position, you'd have to be salaried or have a really good way of tracking time.
All in all, it is very very nice to not have to go "all the way" downtown from out here in the not-so-bustling suburbs. I hate having to use 11 hours a day to work for 8 (1.5 hour commute each way is worst case, and it's only ~20 miles). Even when I do, I can always stay for as long as necessary and then put in the rest from home.
All in all, it is very very nice to not have to go "all the way" downtown from out here in the not-so-bustling suburbs. I hate having to use 11 hours a day to work for 8 (1.5 hour commute each way is worst case, and it's only ~20 miles). Even when I do, I can always stay for as long as necessary and then put in the rest from home.