It’s often referred to as telecommuting, e-commuting, e-work, telework, and many other terms, but more people are working from home today than in the past – even for larger companies.

Today, upwards of 12 million employees telework more than eight hours per week, up from about six million in 2000, according to Gartner Dataquest.

Mikki Kremer, a human resources resolution consultant for ING, spends 95 percent of her work time at home in Minot with the remaining time spent traveling and attending meetings. Kremer is a full-time employee and has been working at home since October 2004. She joined ING in 2001. Nationwide, ING has 400 employees who work from a home office.

“This (working at home) was something I wanted to do for a number of years,” Kremer said.

Kremer has been interested in working from home since her children have grown. She said that 15 years ago working from home wouldn’t have been an option because her children were still at home.

“You have to be self-focused on the job, and there can’t be distractions in this job,” Kremer said. “I recommend people who work from home to not be the primary (care) giver.”

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