Flexible Work Hours Tied to More Pay
By: Robert DiGiacomo
Telecommuting isn’t just appealing because it allows you to work in your pajamas, it can also be a sign of how much your company respects your abilities and is willing to pay you. Research from Payscale.com shows full-time workers who telecommute in more than a dozen professions, including Web developer, financial analyst and PR specialist, earn as much as 20 percent more on average than those who travel to an office every day.
Advice on Flexibility
What is the lesson? If you can talk your employer into allowing you set your own hours and location, you’re likely a top performer who is paid more than your peers already. You don’t need to take a pay cut to get control over your schedule.
Once you make a deal with your boss, here is some advice for you from those who are enjoying the “pajamas and favorite mug” version of a working day already.
Danny Bracco – Writer
Maintain regular hours. Danny Bracco, who telecommutes from his San Francisco apartment to a marketing agency in Southern California, makes sure to separate the office from home. He has a dedicated computer for work that he shuts down at the end of the day, and also has all work calls routed through his office number to his cell phone, so he doesn’t have to give out his personal number. “I need to draw the line, or I’m afraid my apartment would just turn into an office,” he says.
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