It has always been my personal goal to greatly decrease the journey I have to take to and from my job. The degree to which I have achieved this has varied enormously, from tremendously long and expensive journeys, to the chance to work from home, finally removing the travelling requirement altogether.

I look back on my first job after finishing college. I had a room just a short walk from my workplace. It would have been just what I wanted, but for a rather potty landlord and some distinctly weird residents in the same building! My next employment could not have been a greater contrast. I had to travel by car for over an hour down one of the UK’s most clogged-up motorways. It was rare for me to get up to average speeds of 20 mph, on most occasions. Even leaving home at the crack of dawn did not guarantee me a better average speed. Bearing in mind, at the time in question, the concept of Internet business was still in its infancy, because few people saw the potential of the Internet.

After several years of motorway purgatory, I decided I’d had enough. And yet, my next commute was not a particular improvement. For eight years I commuted into London via train, swapping one form of congestion for another. For a long time I endured overcrowded carriages, in conditions that might well create a national enquiry if you treated animals that way. Despite this it was not until I got laid off, that I resolved to reconsider the question of commuting. After many fruitless weeks looking for jobs the online jobs pages, I found out about a chance to work from home, be self-employed and do away with travelling to work completely.

Undoubtedly, the key element has been the arrival of Internet business. The Web renders it almost immaterial where you work from; it is not necessary to be stuck in an office when you’re able to get in touch with everyone by video conference or email. This has significantly expanded the opportunities for people to work from home. No long hold-ups at the station, no rushing for the train, no frustrated queuing in traffic jams. And perhaps more than all this, no having to get in at nine. I can choose my own hours, start work at the earliest time if I prefer, or decide to work less conventional hours. The only crucial factor is that I am able to get the work done.

As travellers become increasingly informed about the wider effects of global warming, in particular the ‘carbon footprint’ of road vehicles and aeroplanes, Internet business can also provide our society with the chance to diminish the pollution generated by huge volumes of travel in the morning and evening.

Yet also worth considering, as a corollary of employment in online jobs, is the saving in money. Everyone knows how the price of petrol has shot through the roof over the past few months. The imminent hike in VAT to 20% will not improve matters. And if you choose to commute by bus or train, the prices are perhaps even more onerous. Each year I commuted to London, I paid more than three grand on season tickets.

Any salary you earn is subject to deductions. Tax is something we all have to pay. But the enormous sums of money people spend on transport to work, are in essence another type of tax, that it’s not necessary to pay any more. online jobs enable workers to retain much more of their hard-earned pay. That three grand I shelled out on season tickets, will help to pay for a refreshing sea cruise – a somewhat more appealing mode of transport, I reckon!

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