Most of the Modern Ideas Companies are doing it

Trust me, your boss likely has a different color of wanting to keep up with the Joneses of the corporate world. Show him this list of top-ranked companies that let employees telecommute at least 20% of the time. Deloitte actually lets 93% of its workforce telecommute; any wonder it's ranked as a top company to work for? The trend is absolutely in this direction. And your boss does want her/his company to be on the cutting-edge, doesn't she/he?

A 2010 study by the American Electronics Association found that 45 million workers were already telecommuting at least one day a week. The communications company, BT, hired its first work-at-home employee way back in 1986, says Forbes. Today, more than 80% of BT's workers have flex time. According to Forbes, BT has saved at least $500 million and increased productivity between 15% and 31%.

Read it carefully: Try to be realistic. If you are doing a job as a security guard or bank teller, that’s well, but you really need to be on-site. But if the bulk of your job is done by phone or computer, it can be done as easily as at home.