Tips for New Telecommuters Who've Been Laid Off or Fired

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March 9, 2009, 09:32 AM —  CIO.com — 

Not many people can claim to have been telecommuting for as long as Jack Nilles has been untethered from office life.

In 1973, Nilles coined the terms "telework" and "telecommuting," and he's been an ardent supporter of the trend and a die-hard telecommuter himself for decades. Nilles is the cofounder and president of JALA International, which helps organizations develop their telecommuting programs, and authored several books on the topic.

With thousands of people losing their jobs each week, Nilles offers five pieces of advice for those CIO.com readers who might have little if any experience working outside an office environment and now find themselves working from their homes full-time-looking for new jobs, or working on contract assignments until they find other full-time gigs.

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Remote Office Options

If you are thinking about telecommuting, but not sure if your home office is adequate, you might consider working from a remote office near your home. Remote office can be leased from Remote Office Centers which lease offices, internet and phone systems to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs.

ROCs have the advantage of better facilities, infrastructure and add structure for workers.
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