Working from Home

August 27, 2012
Freelance writer and editor Jerrard offers a slim compendium of self-evident advice on working from homeâwhether you're laboring part-time or freelance, conducting a side business, or pursuing a full-time career. Her pros-and-cons discussion covers all the appropriate angles: from the financial and temporal savings of telecommuting to the potential difficulty of coping with change and the joys and woes of being your own boss. More employers than ever are now willing to let employees try telecommuting, and the audience for this book should be substantial. Unfortunately, the volume is burdened by irrelevant quotes and glaringly obvious "practical" advice on things like using your computer's calendar functions and making sure to have a good Internet connection. The uninspired prose may discourage rather than inspire future telecommuters. Some readers may find this book useful as a checklist of issues to considerâhow to choose work, conduct a job search, stay connected with colleagues, set up your work-from-home space, create a business plan, etc.âbut one can find better advice at any of a dozen top career blogs.