Techie Telecommuters Like to Work Nude

Giving new dimension to the old standby "what are you wearing?", Computerworld Network World looks into the practice of telecommuting naked. Except during video calls, when people will put on a shirt for the camera, working remotely from clothing-optional spas seems to be something of a trend down here in Southern California.

Many guests also tell us that working in the nude feels like an act ofdefiance for having to work at home or on vacation (says Tom Mulhall, co-owner of The Terra Cotta Inn in Palm Springs, CA). If they have to bestiffly attired all week long in the office, at least they will becomfortable on their own time when they do work at home or vacation.

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__... __we have some guests, mainly in the high-tech field, that purposelyfreelance so that they can live nude at home. They just dislike wearingclothes, and freelancing out of their homes is the best thing that hasever happened to them.

Makes sense to me. I have no time for a vacation ... but I wouldn't mind working poolside most of the day, and then being right there onsite for a glass of wine and a relaxing evening.

Nudity is not sex or even sexual, of course, but it's still one of those things you're not supposed to mention at work, which makes it right up Sex Drive Daily's alley. And I've done my share of nude telecommuting. Conference calls from the bathtub (don't drop the phone!), late-night writing jams from bed, product testing (ahem) by webcam.