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TELECOMMUTING Rita Carranza and her family get up early every morning during the week. They get dressed and have breakfast. Then Rita and her children go to the school bus stop on the comer. After that, Rita goes to work. She's in her office in five minutes. Why? Because Rita works at home. Rita's company office building is far from her house, but Rita doesn't work in the office building. She is a telecommuter. She doesn't commute by car or by bus. She "commutes" to work by telephone and the Internet. Rita is a computer specialist, and she usually works 40 Also, when people work at home, their homes are hours a week. She works in the morning and after lunch. usually quiet and they work hard. And that's good for Then she meets her children at the bus stop. Rita's companies. children do their homework when they get home, and then they all have dinner together. After her children telecommuters. Some telecommuters work at home are in bed, Rita sits at her computer and works in the full-time. Others work part-time. Fifty-three percent evening. Rita doesn't work in an office building, but she of telecommuters are men, and forty-seven percent are works very hard. Rita likes telecommuting. She doesn't drive two hours Telecommuters are computer engineers, bookkeepers, to and from work, and she's at home with her children administrators, typists, lawyers, and technology specialists. every day after school. She doesn't need expensive work clothes, so she and her children have more money in the They don't see other workers. They are home alone and bank In the United States, there are over 2.4 million women. There are many different telecommuter jobs. Sometimes, however, telecommuters have problems. their house is quiet. They're very busy, but it isn't easy. Rita's boss likes telecommuters because they don't They aren't in an office with other people. They don't usually need offices or furniture in the company building. see other people at work every day.