RE: Working from home

Wander over to www.techrepublic.com and check out there for thing that justify allowing staff to telecommute. For those of you who don't know Gartner are behind the site and so some interesting information comes to light.

Mostly companies see a positive return because people don't take a sickie to get the new telly or stereo delivered. Staff are more flexible about working on weekends when required because they can work from home. Turnover was lower and so didn't have to pay those monstrous fees to agencies to fill new vacancies. Mostly the companies benefited as well, just not always so obviously as the employee does.

Peter

At 12:00 AM 14/06/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>PROS
>========
>Got much more done, or at least thats how it appeared
>Better coffee/tea/snacks in the house.
>No hour long drive to/from work
>Nobody can just wander up to your desk to get you to do something.
>I can start getting dinner ready for a reasonable hour for us both.
>
>CONS
>====
>Although email and mobile phones are a godsend, communication can still be a
>problem (I currently only have one phone line in the house and if I'm
>dialled in then there is only the mobile). This is a biggy. Ensure that if
>you are doing it, your work agree to install a second "fast" line into the
>house for you to use to work from.
>There is of course the lack of banter in the office from your mates.
>Sometimes, you may have to drop everything and have to go in anyway.
>I can start getting dinner ready at a reasnable hour for us both :-)
>
>Generally it works well for me and can really help my wife if for example we
>are getting furniture delivered or getting work done to the house. Although
>she works a lot more locally to home than me, it is harder for her to get
>time off to do it(they don't do telecommuting !!).
>
>As far as how it is perceived by management, they get the job done and I am
>a lot happier at work (or home !!), knowing the options are there. As I am
>under little supervision if any at work anyway,(I don't actually have an
>immediate superior, my boss is 300 miles away in London),I can be relied
>upon to do my job responsibly be it at home or in the office without any
>worries on their behalf.
>
>
>HTH
>
>Lee
>
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>Sent: 13 June 2001 23:00
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>
>Hi All,
>
>I have a few off-topic questions for those of you who are allowed to work
>from home either occasionally or on a regular basis. My department is
>putting a proposal together to present to management and we're looking for
>any information you could provide. How did you handle accountability? How
>did you handle communication between work and home? What were some of the
>unforeseen problems that you encountered? Were there any specific company
>benefits? (This appears to be more a benefit to the employee than to the
>company.) Thanks to all who can reply.
>
>Mark
>
>
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>
>
>Mark Willett
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