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Ken Bowes wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Plato
>
> <Telecommuting should always be a perk for people who have repeatedly and
> consistently proven themselves capable of delivering top quality work.>
>
> I really, really hope this attitude changes and very quickly too.
>
> More and more people especially in this profession are going to be working
> from home, or in fact wherever they can use the communication device they
> are issued by the company. (Hey it may have been sci-fi just a few years
> ago, but it is coming very, very fast!)
>
> It is not now to be considered a perk (never should have been. It will soon
> be a necessity as companies look for other ways to save money. We need to
> re-educate the entire workforce towards this type of work environment, and
> this re-education begins with folks in a position of influence, i.e. the
> revered writers who contribute to this list for example.
>
> Ken Bowes
> DACG
Most telecommuters I know are far more productive from home:
1. good work ethic
2. anxious to prove they are not goofing off.
3. harder to get involved in a stupid meaningless meeting
--
Peter
There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved
promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned,
by either suicide, a bag of gold,
or thrusting a despised antagonist over a precipice on a dark night.
Ernest Bramah (Kai Lung stories)
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