How did you get to work today? The average U.S. commute is now about 30 miles and, with gas at a record $3.97 per gallon, that can hit employees' wallets pretty hard. (Oh, you've noticed?)
If you're a mom who not only has beautiful children but also a job you love, plenty of people have probably said you "have it all."
Lots of businesses allow employees to work from home and many rely on networks of virtual staffers. But what if the partners who own and run the business live in four different cities? Thanks to some smart technology, that's what's happening at Blastro Networks (blastro.com), an operator of several music video websites.
More than a decade after the Internet allowed millions of people to work at home, the next phase of telecommuting involves, well, not working at home.
Americans really like the idea of working from the comfort of home... a lot.
Jobseekers often ask me what the difference is between a "standard" resume and a telecommute resume. Here are the differences:
What's the worst part of your workday? Is it your job or all the work you do just getting to and from the office? Consider how much time you spend on packing your lunch, sitting in rush hour twice a day, deciding which grocery store is easiest to get to on the way home not to mention the money you spend on dry cleaning your clothes.
I work full-time at home. I have a babysitter for Gus, 7, and Jeb, 5, so that, in theory, I have eight hours a day to write freelance articles and run our family's lavender farm.
Jenni Hunt is an attractive, talented and ambitious professional from Portland, Oregon. She runs her own Internet business, selling on online auction site eBay and advising others how to navigate the site to gain maximum profits.
I wanted to get college funds started for the kids this year. Should I invest in a 529 plan or a Roth IRA? I thought you could take money out of your Roth for education and not be penalized. - James, Kansas.
How did you get to work today? The average U.S. commute is now about 30 miles and, with gas at a record $3.97 per gallon, that can hit employees' wallets pretty hard. (Oh, you've noticed?)
If you're a mom who not only has beautiful children but also a job you love, plenty of people have probably said you "have it all."
Lots of businesses allow employees to work from home and many rely on networks of virtual staffers. But what if the partners who own and run the business live in four different cities? Thanks to some smart technology, that's what's happening at Blastro Networks (blastro.com), an operator of several music video websites.
More than a decade after the Internet allowed millions of people to work at home, the next phase of telecommuting involves, well, not working at home.
Americans really like the idea of working from the comfort of home... a lot.
Jobseekers often ask me what the difference is between a "standard" resume and a telecommute resume. Here are the differences:
What's the worst part of your workday? Is it your job or all the work you do just getting to and from the office? Consider how much time you spend on packing your lunch, sitting in rush hour twice a day, deciding which grocery store is easiest to get to on the way home not to mention the money you spend on dry cleaning your clothes.
I work full-time at home. I have a babysitter for Gus, 7, and Jeb, 5, so that, in theory, I have eight hours a day to write freelance articles and run our family's lavender farm.
Jenni Hunt is an attractive, talented and ambitious professional from Portland, Oregon. She runs her own Internet business, selling on online auction site eBay and advising others how to navigate the site to gain maximum profits.
I wanted to get college funds started for the kids this year. Should I invest in a 529 plan or a Roth IRA? I thought you could take money out of your Roth for education and not be penalized. - James, Kansas.
As a sole proprietor who works primarily online, every day I face a painful decision: work from home or go to a coffeehouse?
Dear FSB: I have a business in two states, Connecticut and Florida. When I am in one office, I always need to access files in the other office. How can I access my other computer remotely to work on files and applications in the other office? P.S. I can't break the bank.
You've made up your mind. You're going to stop procrastinating, update that resume and (finally) look for a new job.
You've made up your mind. You're going to stop procrastinating, update that resume and (finally) look for a new job.
It's a presidential election year, of course. It's also the first year in which the leading edge of the humongous Baby Boom generation (those born in 1946) will be eligible to start collecting partial Social Security benefits, at age 62. But 2008 will differ from 2007 in some other ways as well, not all of them good.
Employers are trimming their hiring plans but still expect to add workers in 2008, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Americans really like the idea of working from the comfort of home... a lot. If you search the phrase "work from home" on Google, 1.8 billion search results appear and there are countless studies, books, chat rooms, message boards and blogs devoted to the subject. And why wouldn't anyone want a 30-second commute?
It's unfortunate, but true: many people who work from home find that their work is trivialized by others simply because of the atmosphere in which they work. Because you are at home, friends and family seem to assume that you must always have time to talk to them or that they can drop by anytime when, in fact, the opposite is most often the case.
The last time Amy Zuckerman, 53, entered a workplace as a full-time employee was February 1992. Once a journalist, she is now an author, freelance writer, consultant and owner of her own content and marketing business.
Consider, if you will, the humble coffee mug - that's right, the one with the wacky slogan on it that you might be drinking from right now. By bringing a mug to work and using it, instead of chugging your caffeine fix from disposable cups, you can help reduce the 2 million tons of paper and plastic cups and plates tossed out in the U.S. each year.
Kristie Tamsevicius, author of "I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working From Home," was wooing a client by phone when her nearby 4-year-old yelled that her baby brother had a poopy diaper.
How would you like to work from home? No hustling out the door 10 minutes late, no fighting your road rage or battling for the last seat on train, no fast food lunch and no noisy co-workers. Sounds like heaven doesn't it?
When we think about telecommuting, we often focus on the blissful freedoms that come with it. Freedom to set our own hours, raid the refrigerator ... even take early morning calls in our underwear.
Are skyrocketing gasoline prices cursing your commute? Wondering why you're driving to work only to spend your hard-earned dollars to get you there and back? Perhaps telecommuting is the answer.
Dilbert spends much of his life in a cubicle, battling the insanities of working for the pointy-haired boss. His creator, Scott Adams, works at home, although he too once had a corporate job.
Maria Thompson, mom of three, ages 9, 6, and 1, Irvine, California:
Irritated by the highest gas prices in U.S. history, John Thorner has a message for his 70 employees: Stay home.
CNN spoke with radio show hosts, authors, consultants and home-based business owners Paul and Sarah Edwards to find out some of their hard-learned secrets to being successful while working from home.
CNN spoke with the host of the syndicated radio show, "The Small Business Advocate," Jim Blasingame, to find out what it takes to run a successful home-based business.
CNN spoke with entrepreneur, speaker and home-based business coach Jane Pollak to find out what it takes to work from home and be successful. "I'm such an advocate for home-based businesses," said the 58-year-old businesswoman, whose Norwalk, Connecticut, house is literally home base of her enterprises. "If you can do it, and thrive, it's the best."
Jobseekers often ask me what the difference is between a "standard" resume and a telecommute resume. Here are the differences:
Don't be surprised if you see more dads on the playground with the kids during the workday.
Question 1: Will the lower rate affect the interest rate the credit card company charges me? - Kim, TX
Economic news out last week pointed to a weakening trend in job growth. With tightening credit standards and a stagnant housing market and worries about a recession on the horizon, you may be thinking about padding up that bank account a little. We'll tell you how to make a little extra income at home.
Ah, the wonders of technology. The next time you call an 800 number to place an order from a catalog, a Web site or an infomercial, you may be speaking to a customer-service agent who is working at home.
Anthony Page stood on the beach of Malaysia's tiny Perhentian Kecil Island and marveled at the isolation. Around him were bamboo huts and miles of blue water. Much of the island was jungle, inhabited by coconut-hurling monkeys and giant monitor lizards. Yet he wasn't entirely cut off. At night, when the electricity came on, Page could pull out his laptop and hook up, via satellite link, to the Web. "There's always an Internet connection somewhere, even in the poorest, most desperate country," he says.
Juggling work, family, friends and community may seem sometimes like an impossible task. A flexible work schedule may be one solution to a better work-life balance.
So summer's here, and the thermometer has consistently hovered at 80°-plus. You've got one thing and one thing only on your mind, and it's not the Hickenlooper report, which was due last week: You want to get straight out of the office and take a vacation.
Dear Annie: I am the head of what I thought was a pretty strong, cohesive team. But I just heard from one of the people who reports to me that another subordinate went to my boss and said she could do my job better than I can. I'm not sure if there's some kind of ax to grind between these two subordinates, but this troubles me, since the person who allegedly badmouthed me is my top performer. (I jumped through flaming hoops to get her an extra 2% bonus last year.)
Employees at the Seattle office of the U.S. Government Accountability Office know that they have to put in 80 hours of work every two weeks.
Employees at the Seattle office of the U.S. Government Accountability Office know that they have to put in 80 hours of work every two weeks. But they can configure those hours pretty much how they'd like, with the exception of the one day a week their managers require all employees to be at the office at the same time.
Remember that classic nightmare - the one where you're back in high school on test day, and you suddenly realize you've never attended the class before? Well, managers have a recurring nightmare to...
While companies are taking steps to lower turnover, employees are reaping the benefits. Here are five examples of companies who really make an effort to keep their stars happy.
Whether you're job hunting or just looking to improve your lot where you work, you may have a bit more leverage in negotiations than you think.
NOT SO LONG AGO, ANYBODY WHO CLAIMED TO BE "working from home" was merely using the accepted code phrase for nursing a hangover and hiding under the covers until The Price Is Right came on. But the...
Dear Annie: I've been in my job (a new vice president position in a newly-created department) for about 8 months, and I'm about to post a job opening that will be my first new hire. The trouble is that I am expecting, but I haven't told my boss yet.
High gas prices, traffic tie-ups, expensive housing - who needs it? Most Americans, if they want a good paying job.
If you're tired of shlepping to work, now may be one of the best times to negotiate flextime with your employer. The high cost of gas and the devastation we've witnessed from natural disasters may have convinced more of us than ever that working from home has many advantages.
People who are satisfied on the job have the best perks in areas you might expect, but they actually put in longer hours than less satisfied employees, according to a new survey.
New Yorkers may complain endlessly about the city's public transportation system, but the network of subways and train lines may be the city's saving grace in the case of an oil crisis.
Uncle Sam has some nice perks for homeowners. As April 15 approaches, start thinking about the ways you can make deductions for repairs, your mortgage interest or even take the famous home-office deduction.
Robert Oppenheimer agonized over building the A-bomb. Alfred Nobel got queasy about creating dynamite. Robert Propst invented nothing so destructive. Yet before he died in 2000, he lamented his unwitting contribution to what he called "monolithic insanity."
Robert Oppenheimer agonized over building the A-bomb. Alfred Nobel got queasy about creating dynamite. Robert Propst invented nothing so destructive. Yet before he died in 2000, he lamented his unw...
What is your dream job? Lying on the beach in some tropical paradise while a generous paycheck is automatically deposited into your account? Well now, that's just pure fantasy. Having a dream job doesn't necessarily mean not working hard. But it may not be as elusive as you think.
Friends, it's that time again, a fresh new year -- which means that just about every human-resources consulting firm, outplacement specialist, salary expert and career guru in sight has come out with brand-new predictions for the 12 months ahead. This time around, almost everybody's crystal ball is bright and sunny, predicting job growth and increased hiring. That means companies will try harder to retain their stars, which translates to fatter raises and more perks like telecommuting and flextime.
For anyone who wants to work flexible hours from a home office, two resources are worth checking out.
For the past month, Americans have coped with gasoline prices not seen since the 1970s. It's made the behemoths of the road -- so popular during the past decade -- look like extravagances, and made hybrids into the next cars du jour.
Corporate America is finally waking up to the extensive experience mature employees bring to the table and placing value on the benefits of retaining older workers.
Three drugmakers are among the companies named to an annual list of the top 10 family-friendly employers unveiled Monday.
A four-day work week may make you a better employee. According to a recent study, employees accomplish more when their schedules are relaxed.
LAST FALL, WHEN Paul Dickerson started working from home, the neighbors in his Pittsburgh suburb avoided him. "They thought I was unemployed, and they didn't know what to say," he recalls. Now that...
SALEM, Ore. (CNN/Money) - If getting ready for work means rolling out of bed and putting on fuzzy slippers, join the club.
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In case you had any doubts, let's be clear: The U.S. tax code isn't a myth. Byzantine maybe, but not mythic.
In spring 2000, as the Nasdaq plunged 2,000 points, two vastly different companies quietly embarked on programs to offer their employees a whiz-bang new technology called 802.11b, or Wi-Fi--wireles...
The other day, I guess it was Friday, I tried to get in touch with a couple of key guys and found out that all of a sudden they were working from home.
Dear Annie: I work for a telecom company that has had several rounds of layoffs, and it seems to me that people who take advantage of flexible hours, telecommuting, etc.--in other words, usually mo...
Thomas J. Leonard is the ultimate virtual person. He does not live in a house or in an apartment. He does not work in an office building. Instead, this 45-year-old semiretired trainer of personal c...
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When Joe Kandra, 36, needs a break from work, he takes his dog Kali and heads for the woods. The fragrant eucalyptus trees of Stern Grove Park, Calif. are more than an hour's drive from Cisco Syste...
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