IBM To Teleworkers: Pay For Your Own Broadband > Not Too Far Fetched

reply to Austinloop

Re: Not Too Far Fetched

Not that it makes a difference, but pay from day 1. It was not really an option to park other than on property due to evening shifts (3 to 11 pm). At least that was the story for 28 years.

Every scenario is different, it seems.

My company has an excellent work from home program, but we mention up front that you need your own computer that meets a certain specification, you have to use software compatible with our Citrix client, you need a broadband connection, and you need a working phone. And more details are provided for those interested. Anyone working from home has completely agreed to do so on our terms.

While it varies from one department to another, generally most employees have flexible routines, and can often work from home without any strife from management. Nobody expects to get kickbacks on our internet bill for time spent at home.

In this situation with IBM, it simply appears to be a money grab. Hopefully they will work with any employee that has an expensive business account with their ISP, and will continue to compensate these employees if necessary. It could be a a couple of hundred dollars depending on where the person lives and what type of connection they might require to be productive.

Exactly. Unfortunately TIme Warner Cable's business packages (which will be required once residential packages are rendered useless by caps) are freakin' expensive compared to home packages. Or maybe the person has to switch to DSL so their internet doesn't slow down to a crawl due to overcrowded cable lines. So maybe theyhave to pay SpeakEasy $90 a month for a cute little 6/768 DSL connection...