Avoid Rush Hour with VoIP
You're sound asleep, relaxed and dreaming when that dreaded alarm clock goes off. You bolt upright in bed, drag yourself to the shower, and get ready to head out for work. The sun isn't up yet, but you think you can see it peaking up over the horizon somewhere in the distance. Once you're ready, you grab a coffee for the car, flip on the stereo, and settle in for the hour-long commute.
This scenario or one like it plays out in the houses of many Americans on a regular basis. Most people are constantly looking for a better way. Well, VoIP might just give you the chance to fulfill your dream of working from home. Working from home can give you a sense of freedom, it can boost your morale, and believe it or not, it can even increase your work output. However, in the past it's given off a less-than-professional vibe, but the article Want to Work from Home? is quick to point out:
This scenario or one like it plays out in the houses of many Americans on a regular basis. Most people are constantly looking for a better way. Well, VoIP might just give you the chance to fulfill your dream of working from home. Working from home can give you a sense of freedom, it can boost your morale, and believe it or not, it can even increase your work output. However, in the past it's given off a less-than-professional vibe, but the article Want to Work from Home? is quick to point out:
"With high-speed internet access available almost everywhere and VOIP technology, it becomes possible to answer a phone from anywhere...VOIP is not the same thing as working from your cell phone. VOIP is working transparently. Customers don't know employees are fielding calls while they are out of the office or working from home."The benefits of working from home are clear to the individual whether they're self-employed or part of a larger organization. How will allowing employees to stay at home to use their VoIP set-up benefit companies? According to VoIP Magazine, incidents like the transport workers union strikes in NY have companies thinking about shifting to VoIP and to the home:
"'Setting a VoIP system up at home will ensure work productivity, granting flexibility to work from home seamlessly...'"Strikes are not the only things that have companies thinking about setting their employees up from home. Scares over the bird flu and other health concerns have prompted many businesses to seek out mobile alternatives and ask the simple question:
"Who can work at home? Who needs IT upgrades in advance to make that possible?" (From the Washington Post)Strikes and fear will always send businesses looking for alternatives. However, paranoia about an epidemic is not required to set up a home office. For those of you who are simply looking for a way to avoid that bumper-to-bumper traffic in the morning and those of you who just want to work in your robe, VoIP might be the answer.