The uproar of the recent infamous Yahoo memo regarding the elimination of its telecommuting policy got me thinking about misconceptions about working from home.

MarketingProfs (where I work) boasts an entirely remote workforce, so we know what the misconceptions are… as well as the realities.

Here’s an illustrated look at the top misconceptions people have said regarding working from home (aka telecommuting, virtual working, etc.). I’ve heard all these comments at one point…

Event: Response by MarketingProfs to the Yahoo memo regarding telecommuting
Written and illustrated by: Veronica Maria Jarski
Production Notes: This presentation had 65,369 views in its first week! The slide show reached the “Hot on Twitter” category on SlideShare’s main page and remained there for several days. The presentation also had a good, long run as “Top Presentation of the Day” there.