Re: OT: Working from home

• Original Message -----
  >
  > After all, how do they manage accountability when you are in the
  office? By
  > the number of hours you sit at your desk or by the work that gets
  done, to
  > deadline and correctly?
  

In Australia, unfortunately it's the first option. Most managers wouldn't
have a clue what amount of work we do unless they see us sitting at a desk for hours on end... We still have a long way to go in this country
when it comes to getting smart management.

>
> Company benefits: I work more hours (since I'm not commuting). More
work

That alone should make a HUGE difference. Nowadays, I find myself sitting inside a car or train nearly 3.5 hours per day. Time that is unproductive to anyone. That's more than a third of a normal working day
that is wasted, *EVERY SINGLE DAY*, by the vast majority of commuting workers.
Yet does it ever get addressed by companies or politicians? No way, too
hard basket. And the solution is so simple.

Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den

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