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I’ve always been a supporter of telecommuting. It actually gives employees more time to work during the day and relieves them from spending countless hours in traffic every year. This also means less time wasted settling in after traffic, grabbing cups of coffee and discussing last nights “Survivor” next to the water cooler. In fact, a survey by Insight Express and security vendor SonicWall found that 75% of home workers believe they get MORE done and 61% of their managers agree.

Obviously working from home really opens up your wardrobe possibilities. You could return phone calls in your bathrobe or lounge around in your sweats. The latest turn is that a sizable percentage of remote employees actually prefer to work in the nude. According to NetworkWorld, one in eight males and one in fourteen females wear nothing at all while working at home. I’d be curious to see even more recent numbers.

Another telling story comes from sunny Palm Springs, California. According to the owners of the Terra Cotta Inn, a clothing optional resort in California, 80% of their recent guests have been seen poolside working on their laptops.

Now I’ve been working from home for about two years now. I work in technology and rarely need to leave the house during the day. Most days I manage to at least toss on some boxer shorts, but I’d be lying if I said that I never cranked out a project in the buff. But never once when I was talking to you! Hear that boss?

Don’t they tell you in public speaking to picture your audience naked? Maybe that’s a thought that will help get you going in the morning.

Cheers to all the free-spirited teleworkers of the world!

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