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JasonD

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reply to David
Re: It was mentioned here once

They aren't interested. In the fast-paced consumer driven telco world, people need to be able to be reached on demand. Reliably. Every single time. To AT&T (and plenty of other companies), this means a measure of control over where you are. Namely in their office by your assigned phone.

Maybe they just don't get it, but maybe they do, and believe that some jobs just aren't meant for telecommuting. I'd have to think AT&T has done plenty of time/productivity studies, and must truly believe telecommuting just isn't right for them at the moment.


en102
Canadian, eh?

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Change in management always comes with a change in process.
I've seen this happen in every level of management during management changes/corp mergers, etc.
What was good for one is bad for the other.
This is partially an 'alpha male' shake up (i.e. I'm here, I've got to make changes to be noticed, and make my presence known/justify my position) more than actual time/productivity studies. Most large companies would outsource a that kind of thing, and it may not even fit their corporate lifestyle.

I've had one manager that stated 'I need all my team in the office', and another manager that didn't want anyone in the office. Most of my team is across a few states, with at max 3 people in one location, and management isn't even in the same state as any of us. We're reached by cell (Nexthell) and MS communicator.
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