For 25-year-old, Elkridge-based software engineer John Yoon, who codes for Leidos, working from a cubicle just wasn’t worthwhile. “Working in an office there were times when I felt really focused, there were also other times when I was looking at ...

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Across the country, people are working from home more than ever. Census Bureau data shows that half the U.S. workforce has a job that can be done from home, and one in four people work from home on a regular ...

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Many companies have inexplicably discounted the value of actual in-person, face-to-face interaction – both planned and unplanned.

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The recent decision of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to require all employees to report to the office to work rather than telecommute has set off a lively discussion in the media.Yet many small business owners see the issue of telecommuting as irrelevant.

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Marissa Mayer wants you at your desk at the office.

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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Tuesday announced a new telecommuting policy for county employees that will allow approved employees to work remotely for up to 50 percent of their two-week pay period.

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One of the benefits of striking out on your own is that you can finally have the law firm you’ve always wanted. All of those experiences from prior jobs can be distilled into your firm’s philosophy, used to create your ...

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Amber Ruth has two officemates, Charlie and Scooter. Charlie is her dog, a German shepherd-Lab mix, and Scooter is her part-minx cat. “He likes to play fetch,” she said of Scooter. “I’m on the phone, and tossing my cat’s ball.” ...

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With gasoline prices still bouncing around in the $3.75 to $4 per gallon range, area commuters are once again considering their alternatives. Carpooling and vanpooling, which offers a trade-off of cost sharing for more limited schedule flexibility, might be getting ...

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Cloud computing is beginning to gain traction with local lawyers despite broader concerns about the security of storing documents and programs on remote servers. The practice allows businesses to access files and programs through the Internet (the “cloud”) instead of ...

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