I think the bigger and more established the company, the more willing they are to allow telecommuting full time. I know people who work for Bank of America and

I think the bigger and more established the company, the more willing they are to allow telecommuting full time. I know people who work for Bank of America and IBM and they have never been to the office. Those companies have tens of thousands of employees, and the math just makes sense for them. Each remote employee is money saved on office space, parking passes, pots of coffee, etc. For smaller companies, it seems to be harder to accept telecommuting. It could be that in smaller companies, the focus is growth, which is often aided by the type of face-to-face collaboration you get from having everyone in the office. Or it could be that bosses just don't trust what they can't see, and in smaller companies, they are in a better position to regulate it. The strange part is, I am many times more productive working from home than in the office, and I have demonstrated it on many occasions at multiple companies. Sometimes I can get a whole week's work done in a few hours at home. Other times I sit in the office and surf the 'net all day, not getting any work done. The bosses have never complained when they catch people goofing off at work, as long as they put in a full day, but they are always suspicious of people who work from home, requesting email updates throughout the day.