http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19480772 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:28:06 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:28:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19485413 en102 : Hehe - I know exactly what you mean.
I've hooked up HDX101, and work out of my backyard gazebo 90% of the time - no house phone, no doorbell, no TV, no radio, etc.
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Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19485413 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:14:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19484369 Network Guy : Field techs like myself have the same predicament as well, rain or shine.

I almost feel like a postal worker.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19484369 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:25:30 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19483682 ninjatutle : Yeah, it is easy to be forgotten about if you're not in the office and easier to be laid off. Same if you're in one city and boss is in another.

I have a nice large home office in my residence but I can't get anything done. Too many distractions at home and I'm the sole occupant :D I think the only way I would get work done at home is if I put up cubicle walls, get a cubicle desk, cabinets and fluorescent overhead lighting to replicate the office.

If I have to catch up on things, I'll come in on a weekend afternoon when no one is in and I'll fly through the work. I can get so much done without the noises of the people, phone, etc. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19483682 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:44:26 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19482344 n2jtx : My itsy bitsy teeny weeny minuscule excuse for a company has allowed telecommuting for many years but it has really been a vehicle for putting in tons of overtime. I would enjoy telecommuting more if I had the option for defined hours but being "exempt" means no such thing as "overtime". At this point I would only be interested in telecommuting on those days when the weather (ie. snow) is so bad that a physical commute is just too treacherous and taking a vacation day is not practical or desired.
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I support the right to keep and arm bears.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19482344 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:06:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19482241 en102 : I've been in the offices ~ 5 weeks in 4 years.

Upside: More flexible hours, save on gas, car wear. More family time, less wasted time on the road (Los Angeles is traffic hell).
Downside: Longer work hours (~10 hours/day is typical + paged off hours). Hard to keep track of management (i.e. not great for moving up the food chain), easier to be laid off if you don't make yourself extremely useful. Local annoyances (power/telco outages, house phone, neighbors, door bell, kids, etc.

Its a mixed bag, depending on the work you do.
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Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19482241 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:51:30 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19481619 N3OGH : I wouldn't want to telecommute.

I prefer to deal with the criminals outside my home......
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Petty people are disproportionably corrupted by petty power…]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19481619 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:02:31 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19480900 south1178 : We can at my company. I am hardly ever in the office. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19480900 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:02:36 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19480772 Bobcat : Telecommuting is not allowed. We have to come to work, even in a blizzard, and work in a windowless building.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19480772 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:41:48 EDT