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Blog, Carpooling

Congratulations if you’ve decided to cut costs and reduce your carbon footprint by carpooling to work on a regular basis. With prices at the pump on the rise, you’ll reach…
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Blog, Teleworking

Need some pointers to look even better on Zoom, especially now that you’re teleworking? We’re guessing you already know not to wear stripes and patterns and earrings that jingle so…
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Blog, Teleworking

Working remotely with your employees, you’ve surely Zoomed. In fact, we use Zoom as a noun, adjective and verb without thinking about it. “I’ll set up a Zoom.” “In our…
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Blog, Teleworking

Welcome to your office, which in today’s telecommuting world means another part of your home. Here’s what’s great about that. You’re leaving that creaky swivel chair and stuffy cubicle not…
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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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Blog, Teleworking

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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Blog, Teleworking

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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Blog, Teleworking

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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Blog, Teleworking

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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MidPenRideShare is a free service operated by the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission for residents, workers, commuters, and tourists in Virginia’s Middle peninsula (Counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, and Middlesex and the towns of Tappahannock, Urbanna, and West Point).
The Commission has partnered with the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and their Virginia-wide ConnectingVA program to provide free ridematching to find carpools, vanpools, and all forms of public transportation, trip planning, and information on park-and-ride lots, bike share services, electric vehicle charging stations, and rewards.