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Within just the past few years, affordable residential high-speed Internet saw somewhat of an explosion. Suddenly, rapid access to a world of information become almost commonplace, and with it, companies started to think about unusual possibilities related to geography, infrastructure, and even employee morale. Call it telework, telecommuting, or working from home, people were ready. In some cases, though, many companies - from IT departments to leadership - were not. For good reason, people have immediate preconceptions about what it means to telecommute. Concerns about productivity, visibility, and team camaraderie, to name a few, are certainly valid. But with solid infrastructure, trust, and healthy amounts of discipline, even entire teams can successfully manage working away from the traditional office. With that said, not all jobs may be suitable for telecommuting - employees at every level should reasonably determine if remote work is even a feasible possibility. But once one is..

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