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Subject:RE: Not permitted to be productive at home From:"MacLemale, Laura \(English & Philosophy\)" <lmaclemale -at- monroecc -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 19 May 2004 12:29:45 -0400
Greetings all,
To build on both Mike's comments and Karen's original question:
In a previous gig, at least a couple of writers/trainers were allowed to work from home and outfitted with laptops. As the group grew, so did the requests for other team members to occasionally work from home. Then the Managers/Supervisors decided to eliminate the possibility altogether. At first, the original writers/trainers were "grandfathered" in to allow them to work remotely occasionally. However, eventually the entire team lost the privilege, with only managers allowed to work from home occasionally.
I don't believe that a standard was carved into the stone tablets of "company policy," but it did indicate a possible trend within the hierarchy....
That said...Mike's suggestion to offer management proof (more or less) of what you're up to on the home front on a workday is a good idea. Some managers just need more reassurance than others.
Regards,
Laura M.
lmaclemale -at- monroecc -dot- edu
Mike wrote:
"<snip>In the past, I have encountered resistance to telecommuting, and one job
had a flat-out policy against it. All of those cases were at very
poorly-managed companies or departments </snip>...."
Karen E. Black wrote on 05/18/2004, 10:42 AM:
> Does anyone else have a company policy that's AGAINST infrequent
> telecommuting?
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