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Quote:Kim Perez threw in the towel on commuting three years ago.

Now, Perez gets to work by climbing a dozen stairs in her sweats to a desk in her bedroom. The Weston mother of three works as a home-based customer service agent and sets her shifts in half-hour blocks, around school schedules and PTA meetings.

Perez says she has permanently ditched the stress of corporate America. "When I take my headset off, I'm done with work."

Working from home has long been attractive to some. Now, there's a growing number of American workers who crave control over their schedules, hate their commutes, are frustrated with high gas costs and want to become home-based customer service agents...