Teleworking is Good for Employers and Employees
Here’s a secret your your employer doesn’t want you to know. Having you work from home is generally far cheaper for them than setting up an office/ cubicle for you. Depending on the city you live in, the average non-executive career job might cost them $50-70/hour, maybe more. There’s the cost of electricity, office furniture, supplies, time wasted at the water cooler, the rent per square foot of your cubicle, your salary, and more.
So if you work from home, your employer might be able to pay you more, provided doing so saves them money. However, if their total monthly operating costs do not decrease, don’t expect a larger salary. More important than raw costs: can they trust you, and will you be more efficient working from home? Some jobs simply require being physically present at the office.
If you manage to convince an employer to let you telecommute, you also have the freedom to start your own entrepreneurial efforts at home. That’s a bit better than being a weekend entrepreneur.
If you’re already a startup entrepreneur with limited capital and are thinking of hiring, take into mind the above considerations. If you end up with an employee or contractor you can trust, seriously put some thought into letting them telecommute not only as a way to save on operational costs, but as a bonus for their good work. Those people already successfully working online know how to let their work prove itself.
