I was listening to the radio this afternoon and the topic being discussed was how to save gasoline. There were plenty of suggestions; practical ones like keeping your tires properly inflated and driving at the speed limit, and bad ones; like driving in the slip stream of big rigs! But the suggestion that made most sense to me was work from home at least one day a week.
By working from home one or two days a week you can save 20% or more on gas, reduce travel congestion and lower green house gases. A win-win situation. I work out of my home office as often as possible and cutting out the trip to downtown Chicago saves me more than gas money. I am able to be more customer focused, be less stressed, and get to spend more time with my family. Being connected to the office via my VoIP phone means I can fully participate in all the work calls. Customers need never know that they have reached me at my home office and I can easily participate in conference calls or transfer callers to remote colleagues. Working smarter saves me time and money and makes me a more productive employee.