NEWS & RESOURCES

Category: Teleworking

Blog, Teleworking

Admit it. If you’re a manager of telecommuting employees, you’ve had momentary lapses when you wonder if they’re scarfing Doritos in front of a “Law and Order” rerun. But seriously,…
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Years ago, telecommuting seemed like a rare privilege offered to a few, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to reevaluate how to stay afloat. What started as a Band-Aid solution…
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Interested in teleworking, but aren’t sure if your job is suitable for it, ask yourself the following questions? Do you take work home with you in the evenings? Do you…
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As the nation, Virginia and the Middle Peninsula region started reacting to the COVID-19 crisis in the spring of 2020, many employees found themselves working from home – teleworking and…
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Are you thinking about asking your boss if you can start teleworking, and even more so, wondering if you are cut out for it? Thanks to Telework!VA and its resources,…
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Blog, Employer Resources, Teleworking

Thinking about implementing a telework program at your company? Perhaps you’re an employee and considering asking your boss for permission to telecommute a few days a week. A tried-and-true best…
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Telecommuting. Teleworking. Whatever you call it, it’s more than just working from home. “It takes self-discipline, self-motivation and effective time management skills,” advises Telework!VA. Want some tips for setting up…
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So you’re driving over an hour each way to get to work each day…just to sit at a computer that you also have at your house. You’ve seen other friends…
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Blog, Employer Resources, Teleworking

Officially speaking, to telework is to work at any alternative location other than your central worksite, on a full or part-time basis during the time when you would normally be…
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“Good manners reflect something from inside – an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.” -Emily Post Emily Post probably wasn’t thinking about teleworking when she said…
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The Middle Peninsula Rideshare Commuter Services – MidPenRideShare – are provided by the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission’s Transportation Demand Management Program in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. This program exists to assist persons who are seeking transportation alternatives to commuting within and from the Middle Peninsula area.