telecommute
verb
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Telecommute derives from the prefix tele-, a descendant of the Greek tele, meaning "far off," and the verb "commute," which arose from the Latin commutare, meaning "to change" or "to exchange." The practice of working at home and interfacing with the office via modem, telephone, or another telecommunications device has only recently become commonplace, but the word telecommute has been around since the mid-1970s. Its earliest documented use can be found in a January 1974 article in The Economist that predicted, "As there is no logical reason why the cost of telecommunication should vary with distance, quite a lot of people by the late 1980s will telecommute daily to their London offices while living on a Pacific island if they want to."
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Ujjwal Ramtekkar, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Flexible Work Arrangements: Adapt policies to support work-life balance, such as flexible hours, telecommuting options and condensed workweeks, recognizing that fulfillment often stems from a healthy work-life integration.
—Anna Barnhill, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
People were urged to car pool, telecommute or use mass transit.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
People are urged to car pool, telecommute or use mass transit.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Telecommute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommute. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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