TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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2 edits |  SBC won the merger battle of top mgt positions
SBC never was a big telecommuting proponent and in all the mergers it was SBC that won all the key top mgt posts. So it isn't surprising that AT&T now is retrenching on telecommuting. The company is called AT&T, but it really was SBC that bought all the other companies that now make up the current AT&T. |
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Bobcat
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join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ | Not at my company
Telecommuting is not allowed. We have to come to work, even in a blizzard, and work in a windowless building. |
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banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL
·Comcast
| Seen both sides of the fence...
I've worked as a telecommuter for about two and a half years now and have definitely reaped the benefits of higher morale and job satisfaction. There are days where I get up at 10 a.m. and work till midnight, but I do it because I'm motivated and believe in the company. And that motivation partially stems from the trust the management has placed in me to do my job without constantly being under some suit's thumb. Besides, I always know there will be other days when we'll take the afternoon off and go play video games online against each other -- it's that kind of workplace.
At the same time, telecommuting doesn't work for everyone. Or should I say, not every employee works effectively as a telecommuter. The employee has to be an inherently responsible person and show the company that they can be trusted to manage their own time and get things done.
Overall though, I'm much happier with my job and feel personally invested in the work I'm doing.
The boss at the company I used to work for was of a totally opposite mind about telecommuting. He was paranoid, wanted to micromanage everybody. It got worse after I quit. Now when I visit my old colleagues from that job, the ones who are still working there, they all look like the life has gone out of them. Total Initech situation.
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south1178
Buckeye Stangs
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Cleveland, OH
clubs: | reply to Bobcat
Re: Not at my company
We can at my company. I am hardly ever in the office. |
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grouchy951
join:2000-09-23
Chicago, IL | cisco is moving away from telecommuting
cisco has recently been moving to the butt in seat approach except for a few specific cases.
Just strange for companies that promote communications and work and play from anywhere also requiring physical presence. |
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MightyPez
join:2002-05-01
Saint Paul, MN
·Comcast
| Works for us
My company has 3 offices across 2 states and telecommuting is a must. Most work is done through terminal services by the employees. The company expects people to be in the office as much as possible, but they encourage people that are sick or can't make it for whatever reason to dial in from home.
When some power hungry middle manager said they couldn't do that anymore, the CEO stepped in and said, "Of course they can! They are still making me money!" |
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tim_k
Buttons, Bows, Beamer, Shadow, Kasey
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join:2002-02-02
Stewartstown, PA
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| not us
VZ won't allow union peons to telecommute even though my job is well suited for it. After they moved our location to "traffic hell", a lot of people have taken off for stress.
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bky
moof moof
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join:2002-07-05
Austin, TX | it's a win-win-win
A win for the employer, a win for the employee, and a win for the rest of us by removing one more car from the jammed rush-hour freeways. |
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MrMoody
But the Grinch ... did Not.
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Cheaper too
It's much cheaper too; office space is tremendously expensive. |
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Cjaiceman
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join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
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·Comcast
| reply to bky
Re: it's a win-win-win
said by bky  :A win for the employer, a win for the employee, and a win for the rest of us by removing one more car from the jammed rush-hour freeways. I'm surprised no one has said this yet, but I will say it.
Building on that comment you can also add less fuel used, thus more money in the employee's pocket, less miles on the car, and less pollution all around (I'm not trying to be a tree hugging hippie, but I like having to spend less of fuel than a regular commuter does). |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| reply to bky
said by bky :A win for the employer, a win for the employee, and a win for the rest of us by removing one more car from the jammed rush-hour freeways. Tell me about it. I work an over nite shift , 4 of em to be exact , and the traffic in the morning can take me up to 2 hours to get home and it's only 30 miles.
What kills me is my job is easily done with a softphone voip and a vpn connection with mapped drives. But the company don't want that, because we don't have access to all the servers from the vpn. I keep saying it looks like some one has a poorly configured VPN and they just laugh and say but it wont change any time soon.
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N3OGH
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to Bobcat
Re: Not at my company
I wouldn't want to telecommute.
I prefer to deal with the criminals outside my home......
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Cabal
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join:2007-01-21
Boston, MA | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: SBC won the merger battle of top mgt positions
They probably figure (correctly) that they can accomplish as much with half the staff, post-reorg. Most telecommuters suck.
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to bky
Re: it's a win-win-win
If the average commuter telecommuted just 40% of the time that they spend at work it would also be good for national security. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | reply to MrMoody
Re: Cheaper too
True, but if you don't have an office space, you don't appear to be established. And that will push away alot of potential business!
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK
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| reply to MightyPez
Re: Works for us
said by MightyPez :When some power hungry middle manager said they couldn't do that anymore, the CEO stepped in and said, "Of course they can! They are still making me money!" Sounds like you actually have a smart CEO.
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fatmanskinny
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Wandering
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| I occassionally telecommute
I have a boss that is pretty flexible. My position requires me to be in the office. However, if I have a function or something going on like an event at my daughter's day care, he would let me work from home so I could attend.
He has the ability to remotely tap into our machines via VPN but I believe we have earned his trust by our hard work and he doesn't think twice about sensible requests to occassionally work from home.
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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Tulsa, OK
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| reply to Cjaiceman
Re: it's a win-win-win
More Americans need to realize that "Going Green" doesn't mean you're some tree hugger, but that IT SAVES YOU MONEY. IE Going Green can be as American as Apple Pie... I'm all for cutting down on emissions and electricity and gas usage etc because it's saving me money!
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Asmodeus
join:2004-05-26
Spring Valley, CA
| said by KrK :More Americans need to realize that "Going Green" doesn't mean you're some tree hugger, but that IT SAVES YOU MONEY. IE Going Green can be as American as Apple Pie... I'm all for cutting down on emissions and electricity and gas usage etc because it's saving me money! going green is nothing more than a reformulated phrase for being a conservationist... conserving what you have and being as optimal and as efficient as possible is the very nature of conservancy... that isn't being green, it's being smart... being or going green is marketing hype... |
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viperpa33s
Why Me?
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join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL
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| Telecommuting is a good thing
I have never telecommuted until I got my new job and thinks it's great. I work from home a couple of days a week. It's great not having to deal with rush hour traffic or the frustration being at work. Your able to relax and do your job without all the interruptions.
Some jobs you wouldn't be able to telecommute but a lot of jobs you could. More companies should promote telecommuting. |
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