In this high-tech day and age, there are many careers, including numerous legal positions, that can be performed in part or in whole from the comfort of one’s home. For example, I am the executive director of a small, statewide legal services nonprofit organization. I telecommute from my spare bedroom.
This sounded like an ideal situation when I first took the job a little less than three years ago. To be sure, there are many positive aspects to this kind of position. Unless I have a meeting or a speaking engagement outside of my home office, I can dress comfortably without worrying about what does and does not constitute appropriate “business casual” attire. (My inability to tell the difference is a topic for a future column.) I can roll out of bed 30 seconds before I need to be at work. I can avoid purchasing all my meals from fast food chains, delivery services and vending machines. I can be home when the washing machine repair company or Federal Express says that they will be sending someone to the house between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. (That’s not a time window, people. That’s a time doorway.)
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