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Work Longer Hours and Save Your Sanity at the Same Time

A new study finds that a telecommuter is likely to work more, but also report a more favorable work/life balance.

By Leah Zerbe

Topics: transportation alternatives



Research shows telecommuters become more productive, not less.

RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—The massive oil gusher catastrophe in the Gulf has us all thinking more about oil these days, and ways we can rely on it less to lower the likelihood of future fossil-fuel disasters. One way to do that is to cut back on the number of days you drive to work. But a new study that will appear in this month's Journal of Family Psychology points out, there are other benefits to working from home, both for the worker and the employer.

THE DETAILS: Brigham Young University researchers analyzed the responses of 24,000 IBM employees from around the world and found that a combination of flextime and the option to work from home at least some of the time allowed employees to work nearly 20 more hours a week before experiencing stress from an unbalanced work-life ratio, compared to those who had to endure the commute to the workplace every day. Workers who utilized the flextime/work-from-home combo could work 57 hours a week before feeling out of balance; those who had to drag themselves to work every day felt the burnout at the 38-hour mark.

The researchers note that IBM has a long track record of allowing workers to telecommute, saving millions on operation and real estate costs, along with the added benefit of increased worker productivity.



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