Contents
Must Read: A Self-Diagnosis of Telecommuting Psychosis 1
I The Hidden Impact of Telecommuting 7
1 Pharmacy: An Accidental Introduction to Telecommuting 9
2 What Made My First Fully Remote Job More Brutal than
Most (And Why I Can Talk about It Now) 19
3 Nine Major Myths about Telecommuting 27
Myth #1: You work less than everyone else-if you work at all . . 29
Myth #2: You are living the life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Myth #3: All telecommuting jobs allow you to set your schedule. 34
Myth #4: All telecommuting jobs are 100 percent home-based. . 34
Myth #5: All telecommuting jobs allow you to work-and live
-wherever you want. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Myth #6: You have zero problems or workplace drama . . . . . . 37
Myth #7: Telecommuting is not a skill set . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Myth #8: Everyone enjoys and wants to telecommute . . . . . . 39
Myth #9: You are always available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4 Telecommuting Psychosis: The Side Effect of Remote
Work Nobody-and I Mean Nobody-Wants to Talk About 43
Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Isolation and Loneliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Inability to Unplug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
