Lesson 1: Is Telecommuting Right For You?
In this lesson, we will discuss what it really takes to be a telecommuter and what life working from home is really like.
What this lesson will cover
At the end of this lesson, students will know whether a telecommuting career is the best choice for them. I will cover such issues as:
We will use the book Telecommute! Go to Work without Leaving Home as a reference throughout this course as well as several useful Web sites. No student preparation is necessary.
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JUST FOR FUN Top 10 Ways to Tell if You're Not Ready to Work at Home: 10... You don't know how to type. 9... Your VCR always flashes twelve noon. 8... You dictate your e-mail responses to your secretary. 7... You can't get your computer mouse to work because the cord isn't long enough to reach the floor. 6... You don't boast about the size of your disk drive or how much memory your computer has because you don't know the answers. 5... You think that C:Drive has something to do with libido. 4... You never change the message on your answering machine. 3... You refuse to buy books like Windows for Dummies because you're afraid that someone might see you reading them (AND THINK IT'S TRUE!). 2... You received a new phone for your birthday last year but haven't used it yet because you can't figure out how to connect it to the wall-thingy. 1... You think a modem is some kind of feminine hygiene product. (This Top 10 courtesy of June Langhoff's Telecommting Resource Center.) |
