Could You Telecommute?

Lorna Jane MitchellDayCamp4Developers

About Me● I have been a salaried telecommuter● I am now a freelance consultant● Worked from home for 3 years● Twitter: @lornajane● Site: http://lornajane.net● I LOVE working from home

How do you know if telecommuting will work

for you?

Influencing Factors

environmental

organisational

personal

Meeting Your Needs

Expectations

how will you cope with

everyone assuming

life is absolutely awesome?

how will you cope with

everyone assuming

Daytime TV?

you are watching

Daytime TV?

are you watching

Influencing Factors

environmental

organisational

personal

Influencing Factors

environmental

organisational

personal

Influencing Factors

environmental

organisational

personal

Team Structure

Team Structure

Economics● Employees vs Freelancers● One must work and get paid regardless of what else is

happening● One has a team● One has autonomy● One has to answer their own phones

Influencing Factors

environmental

organisational

personal

Strategies● Make it work● Change things, try things● Reflect, iterate● Look out for ruts● Stay active, get dressed, participate in Life

Meeting Your Needs

Could You Telecommute?

Questions?

Credits/Resources● Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy

● "feet"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/lornajane/3971666748/

● "home office"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/typefiend/3839257354

● "doorbell"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgc/47867124/

● "timezones"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreiz/1164608259/

● "remote jelly baby worker"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/lornajane/5447559043/

● "distributed jelly baby team"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/lornajane/5448164256

● "daffodils through the fence"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/lornajane/3423561991

● "cuppa"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/sk8geek/5253968033/

● "cloud"● http://www.flickr.com/photos/nirak/644335254/