A telecommuter is a person who is formally an employee of a company, but who does all or part of their job from their own homes. Telecommuters may work for large corporations that have a base in a large city but are able to contract people in smaller centers, or simply companies that prefer to use up less office space and so offer some of their employment to people who want to work out of their homes.

We would all like to think that we would get a lot more done if we could only do our work at home, but the fact is that not everyone is cut out for the task. There are things to consider both in your personality and in your home life that will help to determine whether you are ready for the opportunity that the work at home lifestyle offers.