>>I work 180 miles from the house. I get up at 4 and arrive at the ofice at 7. I leave at 6 and get home at 8 or 8:30. I'm in the car 4 hours a day. I work four 10 hours days and I am off on friday. Gas is costing me close to $700 a month just to get to and from the office.
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>>I have asked my company to assist in any way they can. I telecommuted two times last week, and my boss has asked me to come up with alternatives. Here is what I have so far. I need other suggestions:
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>>Option Pros Cons
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>>Do nothing No extra demands on Company Continued strain on travel related expenses.
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>>Telecommute 1 or 2 days Reduce cost of gas, driving time and Less presence at the office
>>a week wear & tear on my truck. Increased
>> productivity
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>>Work three 12-hour days Reduce cost of gas, driving time and Potential to become burned out. Only at the
>>and telecommute 4 hours wear & tear on my truck. office 3 days per week.
>>on Thursday
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>>Gas card or gas Reduce or eliminate my gas costs. Expense for Company
>>Reimbursement. Writeoff for Company.
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>>Hotel reimbursement Reduce or eliminate my gas costs a few Expense for Company. More time away from my
>> days a week. Writeoff for Company. Less family.
>> long drives. Close to the office.
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>>Hybrid car lease or Recuce cost of gas and wear & tear on Expense for Company.
>>reimbursement my truck.
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>Sort of off topic but I was intrigued to notice that neither your initial list of 'pros' or, AFAICS, any of the responses (which, I think, were exclusively north American), mentioned environmental benefits as a positive aspect of tele-commuting.
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Kind of telling, isn't it?
Some Americans are "green" on environmental issues, but they are a distinct minority IMO. We are finally buying more fuel efficient cars -- because gas has gotten so expensive. The thought of doing so for environmental reasons did not seem to occur to that many people.