zfod_mtv
join:2004-01-09
Sunnyvale, CA
| reply to SquareSlinky
Re: The Company I work for...at least in IT
SquareSlinky,
My experience is the same. Although, I never have been a full-time telecommuter because of various physical aspects of my duties over the years.
When I did work from home, however it's pretty much exactly the same experience as you and other have described in terms of getting so much more done. I have left jobs because they demanded 9 - 5 physical presence as well as a job that denied requests to work from home on Fridays after putting in 14 hours per day for a year in addition to commuting a lengthy distance each day. It was 'boo hoo thanks for all your hard work, not our fault you live where you do' and so-on. So, I have some pretty inflexible rules I live by now in terms of those things.
Some people view telecommuting as a huge benefit. I don't really see a way around it, it's an eventuality that always occurs. Nearly all of my experiences have been in 24x7 mission critical roles, so I don't view telecommuting as a benefit at all. |
