(See major companies that do.) However, Apple does hire for work-at-home positions in at least one division, its AppleCare support team. Most of its home-based customer service jobs, called Apple At-Home Advisors, are virtual call center positions; however there are also separate chat agent positions.
Stress fractures heal with time and rest. Athletes are advised to rest from any activity that caused the stress fracture for the 6-14 weeks that the fractures take to heal (ask your doctor how long your particular fracture will probably take to heal), or until pain-free for 2-3 weeks.
Each runners recovery from injury is unique. This sample program is based on several runners stress fractures of the tibia and metatarsals. Time off from running for these runners varied from 4 to 8 weeks. This seven-week schedule is devoted to regaining fitness while avoiding re-injury.