Telecommuting Disadvantages:

• Time Management Challenges – When you work from home, it can sometimes become difficult to separate work time from home responsibilities. There's often a temptation to divide attention between household duties and work activities, resulting in insufficient attention being paid to both. Working from home requires a great deal of self control and discipline. Telecommuters have to learn to set limits for themselves as well as for the other members of their household in order to prevent the problems that might arise when work and the activities of daily living overlap too much.

• Perception of Friends and Family – It can sometimes be difficult for friends and relatives to understand that the fact that you are working at home does not mean that you are available to chat, run errands, go shopping, etc. When you begin telecommuting, don't fall into the trap of letting people pull you away from what you need to accomplish during the time you have set aside to work. You will likely have to spend some time explaining your new role to the people in your life, making it clear that when you are working from home, you must focus on accomplishing work related tasks.

• Lack of Social Interaction – When you are accustomed to working in an office environment, you have an opportunity to interact with co-workers on a regular basis. Even though dealing with your coworkers may be challenging at sometimes, interacting with others helps meet the important social needs that everyone has. Those who telecommute often find the lack of contact with coworkers to be a surprising drawback.