For now, though, Danessa says this arrangement has lowered her stress.
Danessa may not spend the rest of her career working from home;
Still, Danessa, who didn't have to give up salary or benefits for the arrangement, had some trepidation.
Danessa's husband, Bobby,
a high school history teacher, thought that with her home more, things would run more smoothly.
Ironically, the one real drawback has been no more 20-minute commute-
a time Danessa had used to relax and plan for the next day.
Although Danessa's been with Capital One for 11 years,
last year she was promoted to this new position, which involves travel at least one day a week, sometimes more.
A mother of three children ages 9, 6 and 2,
and the family's major breadwinner, Danessa was happy with her promotion,
but reluctant to be away from her family so much.
With 16 urgent work phone calls scheduled for the same
day as her younger son's sixth birthday, Danessa silently gave thanks for her work-from-home arrangement with her employer,
Capital One Bank.