Intent on avoiding a long commute, Heather Hedden, a Raleigh, N.C., marketing specialist, spent a year looking for her current spot, as a home-based concierge for VIPdesk, Alexandria, Va.

• 为了避开长途上下班的麻烦，北卡罗来纳州的营销专员海登(HeatherHedden)花了一年的时间才找到了现在的这份工作，为弗吉尼亚州的VIPdesk当起了在家工作的管理员。