In the 21st century workplace, certain jobs and tasks can be executed outside of the office; this is known as telecommuting. Telecommuting is a program that allows staff to work from a remote location for a portion of their normally-scheduled work hours.
Telecommuting has potential benefits for the work done within a department: increased performance and productivity, decreased absenteeism and turnover, improved work/life balance and job satisfaction, reduced energy/fuel usage and associated greenhouse gases, and increased office space flexibility.
Not all positions and departments will benefit from, nor are suited for, telecommuting. Discuss this out-of-office work approach with your supervisor to see if your job is suited for telecommuting and if it will benefit both you and your department.
To learn more about telecommuting, please visit the HR telecommuting site.