MIT study suggests telecommuters less likely to be promoted

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-mit-study-telecommuters-20120716,0,6484704.story

The comfort of working at home might have serious drawbacks for telecommuters hoping for the big promotion.

A new study from the MIT Sloan Management Review suggests the benefits of being seen at work can dramatically improve your chances of advancement. The study describes two types of "passive face time" that it says heavily influence manager's decisions.

"Expected face time" is the typical hours when everyone is seen at work, and "extracurricular face time" is everything outside the normal workday.