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...about leaving it. Comes was concerned about her 74-year-old mother, who has a heart condition and diabetes and was living all alone on a remote farm five hours away. Then Comes learned that HP was offering telecommuting as an option to its employees. She told her boss she would like to give that elective a whirl. She struck a deal to work three weeks a month from the family farm in Garberville, Calif., and one week from her Mountain View office; then she relocated with her husband and daughter. It was, she confesses, the best idea...
...Boss" hasn't eliminated the possibility of teaching the course in the future, Coles added...
...YOUR NEW CALLING TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS...
Others may find that their true calling is to be their own boss. If so, it's best to have earned some experience running your own business, maybe even doing it part time before you retire early from your full-time career. That was Alan Ouimet's route. He began running his charity part time in 1971, so he had 17 years of experience and knowledge when he made the 1998 switch from his job at the FBI. "If you have always worked for someone else in a structured setting, you have to determine if you are self-motivated enough...
...becoming increasingly irrelevant to the midterm races. With the estimated turnout heading for a historic low, even the Republican leadership concedes that November 3 is going to be won or lost on state-specific issues. "This is clearly an 'all politics is local' kind of election," said GOP campaign boss Senator Mitch McConnell. "I never did believe it was a referendum on Bill Clinton," added Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.). Linder and other party luminaries expect a 10-to-15-seat Republican gain in the House next Tuesday. Anything less than that, and Clinton will be able to claim...